Hot Cocoa

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When I heard about this recipe, I had to try it. The last time I drank a hot coca mix, it did not agree with me. I found out it had a mixture of sucralose and corn syrup solids.
The first time I tried this recipe, I used what I had on hand which was most of the ingredients, but I only had non-fat powdered milk and organic sugar that was very fine. The results were disappointing. Adding some milk helped.
I later found some powered whole milk online and got more dutch coca in the process and powered sugar. I decided to add some malted milk powder. I like the flavor, but I don't see it used much so I used some of that in place of the whole milk powder. When I added hot water, the results were amazing! I love this recipe now!

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I made this recipe and put it into jars for a school bake sale. To fill ten 12 oz. jars, I had to make the recipe three times. I used grocery store cocoa but then added about 1/4 cup of high quality (Penzeys cocoa which helped greatly. The additional cocoa improved the chocolate flavor and masked the slightly odd taste of the powdered milk. Other than that, I made no other modifications. As recommended I purchased the Nido milk, using an entire 28 oz can of the powdered milk to finish the triple batch.

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I always do this and was happy to see the recipe Thank you. For those health conscious people and who drink 2-3 times a day like me (as I do not drink tea or coffee... add more corn flour and pinch of tapioca flour as well .. the addition of flour will lessen the bitterness of cocoa and you can reduce the sugar !! Now how much you add more of flour and less of sugar.. it depends on your taste buds... Any other ideas please welcome .. And thanks Alton Brown for bringing this recipe public .. I tried seeing the ingredients of commercial hot chocolate and translated them to natural products.. By the way salt is used to ensure powder is forming lumps with liquid... commercial product uses variety of other sources for getting that secret property but salt should do and it is healthier than those chemicals ..

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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.