Vanilla Hot Chocolate Mix

Name: Vanilla Hot Chocolate Mix
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 946 milliliters granulated sugar; 227 grams milk chocolate, coarsely chopped; 680 grams high-quality semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 473 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch process (see tips, below); 1 vanilla bean, split crosswise (see tips, below)

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Vanilla Hot Chocolate Mix a try. This recipe makes 32 servings with 268 calories, 3g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up cocoa powder, milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly diet.

Instructions

Place sugar in large bowl. Split half vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape seeds into sugar, and add pod. Work seeds in with your fingers. Cover snugly with plastic wrap and let stand overnight at room temperature.

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Vanilla Bean

Seeds

Sugar

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

In food processor fitted with metal blade, process semisweet chocolate and milk chocolate until finely ground, using 4-second pulses. (Process in two batches if necessary.)

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Semisweet Chocolate

Milk Chocolate

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Food Processor

Remove pod from sugar.

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Sugar

Add ground chocolate and cocoa powder to sugar and whisk to blend.

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Cocoa Powder

Chocolate

Sugar

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Whisk

Store mix airtight at room temperature for up to six months.

For each serving, heat 8 ounces milk in small saucepan over medium heat until scalded (or microwave 2 1/2 minutes at full power).

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Milk

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Microwave

Sauce Pan

Whisk in 1/4 to 1/3 cup mix.

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Whisk

Serve with unsweetened softly whipped cream or marshmallows.

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Whipped Cream

Marshmallows

•Save the other half of the vanilla bean for another use, such as a second batch of vanilla sugar, which keeps indefinitely and can be used in baking, coffee, or simply to sprinkle on fruit or waffles.•Dutch process cocoa has been treated with an alkaline solution, which gives it a darker color and less bitter flavor and makes it dissolve more easily. Droste is a good brand.

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Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder