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Hot Chocolate Mix

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

Typical price

$0.96for 4 servings

$0.24 per serving$0.96 for 4

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Hot Chocolate Mix

AmericanVegetarianGluten-freeBudgetDessertsWinter

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical6 oz$2.70Typical price
Milk$0.04/oz typical4.25 oz$0.17Typical price
Total for the servings shown$2.87

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

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

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

Swaps

  • Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices

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