Spiced Hot Chocolate Mix
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Ingredients
*** 2 cups Organic Sugar (Adjust to what kind of sweetener you choose to use.) or OMIT
*** 2 cups raw, organic cacao powder
*** 1/2 tablespoon Sea Salt
*** 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
*** 1 teaspoon Cayenne (you can use less if you don't like hot spices)
*** 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Ginger powder
Optional spices: ground anise, ground clove, ground turmeric, etc.
The above ingredients are for the mix. You'll also need milk or a good milk substitute like unsweetened almond milk or other.
To Make a Cup of Spiced Hot Chocolate:
For one 8 ounce cup of milk, use 2 tablespoons of the cocoa mix---give or take to taste.
If you have a microwave oven, you could use one to heat the milk, if you like. Then add the cocoa and stir well.
However, I do not have a microwave oven, so what I did was pour my milk into a small sauce pan and heat gently until just barely starting to simmer. You don't want to burn it---so don't get it into a full boil. I added the cocoa directly to the sauce pan and stirred while the almond milk was heating.
You can use regular milk, a milk substitute, or if you’re a cream lover, you can add some of this too!
Pour into a cup and enjoy!
You can add whipped cream, marshmallows, or any other additions for extra deliciousness!
This recipe is from Healing Harvest Homestead ~ Heidi Villegas.