Recipe#10372

Title: Instant Cocoa Mix 03

Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 From: Christina Callihan c-chan@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu 
 Subject: Instant Hot Chocolate Mix 
 Message-ID: <7K4Y7PF@taronga.com> 
 Organization: Taronga Park BBS 
 Date: Fri, 7 Jan 1994 15:16:01 -0800 (PST) 

3 cups instant nonfat dry milk
 2 cups (one 12 oz bag) chocolate baking chips
 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows (optional)
 Boiling water
 Put half of the dry milk in a blender or food processor, add half the chips,
 and whirl until finely ground.  If using a blender, stop motor once to scrape
 mixture away from blades; do not continue mixing after finely ground or the
 mixture may clump.
 Pour mixture into a bowl and repeat to grind remaining milk and chips. Stir
 in marshmallows.  Spoon into a jar (or jars) and cover tightly.  Can be stored
 airtight for up to 6 months (Mine never lasts that long. :).  For each
 serving, place 1/3 cup (about 3 heaping tablespoons) of mix into a mug and add
 3/4 cup boiling water and stir until well combined.  Makes 4 to 5 cups mix,
 enough for 12 to 15 servings.
 _Sunset_ then gives several variations, but you can probably already see some
 of the ways you can make your own flavors:
 _Baking chips_:  You can use normal semisweet chocolate chips, or you can try
 milk chocolate, mint, or white chocolate, or even butterscotch or peanut
 butter chips.
 _Milk_:  Instead of using all dry nonfat milk, substitute 1 1/2 cups of malted
 milk powder for an equal amount of dry milk.  UNABASHED BIASED OPINION:  The
 combination of the malted milk variation with milk chocolate chips is
 *WONDERFUL*!!!  :)
 _Add-ins_:  For mocha cocoa, try adding 1/2 cup instant coffee powder with
 the dry milk.  You can also grind in a teaspoon or two of your favorite
 spices, like cinnamon or cardamom.  Stirring in a tablespoon of grated orange
 peel with the marshmallows also works well.
 Some of the combinations _Sunset_ suggests are:  Cinnamon and orange peel with
 semisweet or milk chocolate chips, half semisweet and half peanut butter or
 butterscotch chips, and white chocolate chips with ground cardamom or mace.
 The article also said not to use mint chips with either orange peel or
 malted milk.
 As you may have guessed, Malted Milk Chocolate cocoa is my personal favorite.
 One hint:  One jar of malted milk powder and 1 small box of dried milk will
 give you enough milk for a double batch, so you might as well get two bags of
 milk chocolate chips.  :)
 Enjoy!