Hot Cocoa

Traditional Hot Cocoa Mix

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• Shake in a Mason jar:
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• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/8 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 TB table salt
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• For individual servings, pour 1 cup whole milk into a microwave-safe mug, and microwave on high just until hot. Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa mix, and stir to dissolve (you do not want clumps of unsweetened cocoa--gross--so I usually use my cocoa maker and it comes out perfectly mixed and frothy). For a larger batch of cocoa, warm the milk in a saucepan set over medium-low heat, taking care not to let the milk boil; as it warms, stir in 2 TB of mix for each cup of milk.

Note: Make sure it's well stirred in the milk. You don't want chunks of bitter chocolate!

I like to add hazelnut or other flavored creamer sometimes.

Crockpot Hot Cocoa (haven't tried yet but I'm going to for my next winter party!)