Dessert for 12

Hot Chocolate Mix

Name: Hot Chocolate Mix
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar; 1 cup dutch cocoa powder; 6 oz unsweetened chocolate; 8 tbsp malted milk powder; 2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch

$1.71for 415 minServes 12

This homemade mix combines cocoa, chocolate, malted milk, sugar, and cornstarch for rich hot chocolate with water.

Photo: cookingclassy.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 6 oz$0.45/oz typical	6 oz	$2.70Typical price
	Milk, 4.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.17Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.13

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

15 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.43 per serving$1.71 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup dutch cocoa powder
6 oz unsweetened chocolate
8 tbsp malted milk powder
2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch

Steps

Finely chop the unsweetened chocolate into small pieces.
Whisk the sugar, cocoa powder, malted milk powder, and cornstarch in a large bowl.
Stir in the chopped chocolate until evenly combined, about 2 minutes.
Store the dry mix in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
For each cup, whisk 1/3 cup mix with 1 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes.