One of my favorite things about winter is a glass of Hot Chocolate. Especially on these cold Michigan winter nights. Another great thing about winter is that January 31 is National Hot Chocolate Day! Can you guess how I celebrated National Hot Chocolate day? I celebrated with a nice big cup of Hot Chocolate. With this recipe you can make the best hot chocolate mix. 
Hot Chocolate
- ½ Cup Sugar
- ½ Cup Cocoa Powder
- Pinch of Salt
- Almond Milk (or whole milk, if desired)
- Cinnamon (optional)
- In a bowl, mix all your Sugar, Cocoa Powder and Salt together well.
- Place in an air tight container or bag to store.
- When you are ready to serve, place milk in a mug and microwave for about a minute or until heated. Do not let it boil.
- If you do not have a Microwave, you can warm in a pot on the stove.
- For every 8 ounces of milk, use 2 Tablespoons of your cocoa mixture.
- Mix well and top with a sprinkle of cinnamon if desired.
While us grownups love the hint of cinnamon sprinkled on top of our hot chocolate, the little kids love to top theirs with some of the small Marshmallow bites. I personally think that this is the best hot chocolate mix ever. I know peanut will agree with me, but I think she likes the hot chocolate only because she can get the marshmallows. How do you like to top your Hot Chocolate?
I love hot chocolate when it is cold outside. Thanks for the recipe!
This is a much easier and better looking recipe than I have for hot cocoa. I think I’ll make some tonight as we have a wintry snow mix again!
My grandkids would love this.
We love hot chocolate!! It is a beverage that I have drank most of my life. Sometimes when I think of the times when I drank hot chocolate with my kids when they were little, I get choked up! Doing this was our time together to talk about school and the day’s events. I would definitely like to try this. I’d like to try it with my grandkids, so I pinned this – YUM! Thank you for sharing!
Looks absolutely amazing.
This is like a warm hug and dreaming about it as the snow piles up today!
I think homemade tastes so much better than store bought mix. I would add the cinnamon I think.
I really love hot chocolate. I have never made my own though. I can’t wait to try this.
This looks amazing and I’ll have to try it soon!
I want to make this. That way I know exactly what we are drinking.
We are big hot chocolate drinkers, especially my kids when they come in from sledding. Even though sledding season is thankfully over, its still cold enough to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate here in Ohio. I can’t wait to sit back with an ice cold lemonade!
I love home made cocoa but haven’t made it in years.
This is a great recipe to have. We love hot chocolate and find it a little pricey sometimes. Thanks for sharing this with us. Sometimes my grandchildren like to stir it with candy canes.
I think I’ll give this a try. As an alternative to cinnamon you can use nutmeg. I can’t decide which I like best.
I’ll have to try nutmeg next time
This sounds delicious! It might be just a bit to much sugar for me but in all I do like to add a pinch of cinnamon.
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