In preparing for winter, I got out my hot chocolate/hot cocoa mixes and ingredients. I found 1/2 box of Godiva Dark Chocolate Truffle Hot Cocoa, 1/2 box Ghiradelli Hot Chocolate mix, and The Fresh Market Hot Cocoa mix. I thought this would be a good time to taste test. To my surprise, the less expensive TFM was a little bit better. I combined all three into a large Mason jar. This winter I have been heating half & half, milk, a TJ's truffle, then adding the combined mixes to the hot milk. Add marshmallow fluff. Wow, now that's a low cal breakfast drink. I don't know who to credit with this recipe, but it's good. I have been making half batches: Hot Cocoa Mix Makes about 20 servings 3 cups nonfat dry milk 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 1/2 cups Dutch-processed cocoa powder 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips 1/4 teaspoon salt Combine ingredients in large bowl. Working in two batches, pulse ingredients in food processor until chocolate is finely ground. Store in airtight container for up to 3 months. To make hot cocoa, stir 1/3 cup of this mix into 1 cup of hot milk. Top with whipped cream or mini marshmallows.

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I use a blender bottle (that I call a "whisky" bottle (meaning it has a little whisk in it, but implying the liquor)). It bugs the daylights out of my child! It's the little things. Teehee Depends on how many of us are having hot chocolate. We'll say it's just me. Dump in 8 oz of milk, eighth cup cocoa, eighth cup of sugar, a shake of salt, and the top goes on. Shake shake shake, and the whisk blends it up. Take the top off and pop it the microwave for 30 seconds. Takes two or three different times of that. Before I pour it into a cup, I'll add a half teaspoon of vanilla or almond extract. Sometimes I add three tablespoons of cocoa, rather than the two (which is an eighth of a cup). Or if there are two of us it's 12 oz of milk, with three tablespoons of cocoa (or four of I'm feeling frisky), three tablespoons of sugar same process as before. There have been times I might add a couple of tablespoons of cornstarch to thicken it up. Or for my child, use peppermint extract. The whisky bottle is the best for this whole thing. Nobody wants lumps in their hot chocolate. https://www.blenderbottle.com/

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