How to Make Hot Chocolate Mix from Pure Cocoa

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If it's cold outside and you want to feel cozy, hot chocolate is the perfect great winter drink. If you really want to try something new, skip the store-bought mix and try making your own! Read on to learn a few new ways to make your own drinking powder mix from scratch, at home.

Ingredients

Hot Chocolate Microwave Mix

Know the capacity of the mug. Most are 10 oz. but some are more 8 ounces and some more than 10.

Put one tablespoon of sugar in the mug.

Measure out one rounded teaspoon of cocoa powder and put it in the mug. You may want to use more but for the first time, start with one.

Add two teaspoons of water. The next step is what paint chemists call "wetting out the pigment." Stir the sugar, water and cocoa until the cocoa is completely wetted out. You can tell this by the appearance of the surface. If it is reflective, you have wetted out the cocoa. If it is not, you need to stir more and possibly add a few more drops of water.

Add about one inch of milk and stir to completely mix the cocoa paste and milk. Fill the rest of the mug with milk, up to about 1/2 an inch off the top. The mix will expand about 5% on heating, so don't over-fill.

Put the mug in the microwave. For an 8 oz cup, heat (on highest setting) for one minute, 45 seconds. For a 10 oz cup, heat 2 minutes, 10 seconds. For the best results, use a double-boiler to steam the milk over the stove.

Watch the cup for the last 20 seconds. For some reason, the cocoa tends to foam up. Usually this does not happen but, just in case, watch! If it does, open the microwave door and stir. Take out the spoon, close the door, and finish heating.