Wednesday, October 28, 2009

2 Recipes For Hot Chocolate



Ingredients:
2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup 1% milk, divided
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of ground cinnamon

Nutrition:
Calories: 224
Carbohydrates: 42 g
Dietary Fiber: 3 g
Fat: 3 g
Protein: 10 g
Sugars: 25 g


Cooking Directions:
Mix sugar, cocoa and 2 tablespoons cold milk in a mug until smooth. Heat the remaining milk in a small saucepan on the stove top or in a 2-cup glass measure in the microwave until steaming hot but not boiling. Stir in the cocoa mixture and vanilla.
To froth the hot chocolate, whirl a whisk in it by rubbing your hands back and forth. (Alternatively, pour the hot chocolate into a blender, cover with the lid and a kitchen towel and blend until frothy.) Pour it back into the mug and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Yield: 1 servings



Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Ingredients:
3 cups instant dry milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. cinnamon (optional)

Mix together all ingredients and store in a container with a tight fitting lid. To make a cup of hot chocolate, add 1/3 cup of mixture to 8 oz boiling water and stir well. Makes about 15 cups.

Nutrition:
210 calories
3g protein
5g fat (3g sat, 0g trans fat)
40g carbohydrates
1g fiber
28g sugar
5mg cholesterol
25 mg sodium
4 points

Enjoy!!!

2 comments:

Ken Grewe said...

Or stop at Starbucks.

Lindsey Family said...

thanks love, knew you would come through