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American · Drink

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Frozen unsweetened chocolate ground to a powder with Dutch cocoa, sugar, salt and a little cornflour, which stops caking in the jar and gives each mug a smooth, lightly thickened body.

  • YieldServes 8
  • Hands-on6 min
  • Total26 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 75 g100% cacao unsweetened baking chocolate, two 40 g bars
  • 30 gDutch-process cocoa powder
  • 65 ggranulated sugar
  • 2 tspcornflour (cornstarch)
  • 0.13 tspkosher salt
  • 640 mlwhole milk, to prepare the drinkoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Soy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Corn (maize)
  • Lecithin (any source)
  • Caffeine and theobromine
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Cacao and cocoa

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat

Equipment

  • Food processor

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Meal prep
  • Holiday

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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