Friday, January 11, 2013

HOT CHOCOLATE

My parents gave us a hot cocoa machine for Christmas.  It has been fun having hot chocolate nice and warm all day long and trying new recipes.  Something I want to try mixed into hot chocolate is homeade Dulce de Leche from Best Bites cookbook pg. 135 (autumn).

HOT COCOA MACHINE: 60 oz of hot chocolate add 32 T or 2 cups mix

UPDATE: My old machine broke :-(  I was so sad.  Scott surprised me Valentine's Day 2017 with a new one.  This was one of the recipes included in the booklet:

HERSHEY'S "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE"

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
dash salt
1/3 cup hot water
4 cups milk
3/4 tsp vanilla

variations:
SPICED: 1/8 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp nutmeg
MINT: 1/2 tsp mint extract
COCOA AU LAIT: spoon 2 T softened vanilla ice cream on top of each cocoa serving
CANADIAN: 1/2 tsp maple extract

CHRISTMAS 2012
I halved this recipe because it makes TONS!  You mix 1/2 cup of the mix to 1 cup of water.  You need to put lots of the mix because a lot of it is powdered sugar.

25 oz. powdered milk
32 oz. Nesquick
16 oz. creamer (would be fun to try vanilla, caramel etc.)
1# powdered sugar
Mix all together in a BIG bowl.

another one - used Christmas 2016 (like top one better, but maybe add white chocolate chips?)


INGREDIENTS
  • 3 cups nonfat dry milk powder
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1½ cups cocoa powder, dutch-process or natural
  • 1½ cups white chocolate chips or finely chopped white chocolate
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS
  1. Whisk together all ingredients in a large bowl. Working in two (or more) batches, depending on the size of your food processor, pulse the ingredients in a food processor until the chocolate is finely ground. Store the dry mix in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
  2. To make hot cocoa, put 1/3 cup of the cocoa mix in a mug and stir in 1 cup of hot milk. Top with whipped cream or miniature marshmallows, if desired.

CREAMY CROCK POT HOT COOCA
The Bradford's who we went to the yurts with (December 2013) said this was the best ever!  Lisa liked it too.  We loved this hot chocolate - yum!

Ingredients
  • 1.5 cups whipping cream
  • 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 6 cups milk (we thought it might be good to use chocolate milk or 1/2 chocolate milk - might taste more like Dutch Bros.)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups of chocolate chips (milk chocolate OR semi-sweet depending on how sweet you like it. I have a heck of a sweet tooth, and I love the milk chocolate, but others prefer the semi-sweet)
Instructions
Stir together the whipping cream, milk, vanilla, and chocolate chips in a crockpot.

Cover and cook on low for 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until mixture is hot and chocolate chips are melted. Stir again before serving. Garnish as desired.

NUTELLA MIX
This is such a treat.  Yummy!

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (dark would be good too)
1 T Nutella
8 cups water
mini marshmallows for on top

Heat chocolate chips, Nutella and condensed milk in pot until melted.  Add milk & water.  
Special Note: For the hot cocoa machine you can only add 64 oz of liquid.  So either 1/2 the recipe or just pour it to the line and then keep on adding once some is gone or put in fridge for later.

Also liked the Mexican Hot Cocoa in instruction manual and my kids loved the Creamy Caramel Apple Cider.

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE
I love this!  Recipe is in cocoa machine booklet.
6 cups milk
1 T vanilla
1/4 cup cocoa powder (can use 3/4 cup chocolate syrup instead)
1/2 cup sugar 
1 T ground cinnamon


PUMPKIN HOT CHOCOLATE
This is filling and perfect on a chilly fall day.  Thought it was best with whipped topping.
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup pure pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 ounces white chocolate, roughly chopped
Instructions
Heat the milk, pumpkin, and spices in a saucepan over medium heat; stirring frequently. Once it begins to simmer, remove from heat.
Add the vanilla and chocolate; stir until chocolate is melted.
Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream. Garnish with pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon, if desired.

Read more at http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/pumpkin-hot-chocolate/#2XBWKy06of2vkg3D.99

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