Hot Cocoa

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I tried making this with splenda, which worked pretty well, although next time I'll cut back on it because it was a little too sweet for me. I also used the nonfat dry milk because i couldn't find the whole dried milk. I didn't find that it had a weird flavor like a lot of reviewers said, but I think it would be better with the whole milk. Next time I think I'll add a little more cocoa, too. Really easy to make and worth the effort, although don't be afraid to tinker with the amounts for your own taste.

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This is my "go to" hot cocoa recipe. Droste cocoa is the secret. I also omit the cayenne and use cinnamon instead. I even make batches to give at Christmas, with a cute mug and airplane sizes of pepermint schnapps.

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Omit the cayenne pepper. It totally makes you gag when you gulp the last swig and you get a grain stuck to your tonsil. I found that the cayenne does not dissolve, and I only used the tiniest partial pinch of the Spice Island brand powder in a whole recipe. I also found that even the Nido powdered milk brand still had a funny taste unless you mixed up the cocoa in a mug with regular milk.

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I use the whole powdered milk made by Nestle called Nido. I found it in our Mexican grocery. The trick to get rid of the powdered milk taste is to whip the hot chocolate.

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Oh, yeah. Good stuff! I still can't find dutch process cocoa where I live so I used regular cocoa power (dark chocolate and it was just fine. I noticed Wal-mart sells little containers of the Kraft jet puffed marshmallow bits (dried, like you get in a packaged hot cocoa mix. I added it to my hot cocoa gift bags and it looks great!

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Warms up our winter morning perfectly. My choco-a-holic husband and daughter love it so much, and that means a lot.

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The first time I made this it was gross...it turned out my powdered milk's best by date was more than a year ago. Pfft. ; Bought more powdered milk, made it again, and its amazing. I did use Dutch cocoa, as I buy it by the bucket now because of Alton Brown (I'm not kidding. It comes in buckets. Check cake supply stores. I omitted the cayenne from the main jar of mix because I live with a picky eater, but I add a teeny pinch to my own mug. It does not make it "spicy" it just brings out the flavor of the chocolate. Don't be afraid to try it! (A *tiny* pinch, mind you.

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This hot Cocoa recipe was delish!Perfect for the holidays.

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I will admit, I was a little nervous since this got a couple really bad reviews...but I don't understand why. I was even forced to use non fat dry milk because I live in a city that has very little in the way of decent grocery stores. Still, it was fabulous--chocolatey, not too sweet goodness. Alton's never done me wrong. Love him!

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This has got to be the best hot cocoa I have ever had. I emitted the cayenne pepper as that is one thing currently not in the pantry, it is WONDERFUL.