Monday, December 20, 2010
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Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix

I’m definitely not the first food blogger to post a recipe for homemade hot cocoa mix. And I definitely won’t be the last. That’s because it makes such an easy and fun homemade gift, and I just couldn’t resist.

I used Ghirardelli chocolate and cocoa in mix. Of course, Hubby loved having an excuse to eat more homemade marshmallows and threw quite a few in his cup of hot cocoa!

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Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix

Yield: 76-2 Tbsp servings

Ingredients:

2 vanilla beans
4 cups granulated sugar
24 oz high-quality semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
9 oz dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 cups Dutch process cocoa

Directions:

Split and scrape vanilla beans and place in a large bowl or jar with the sugar. Work seeds into the sugar with your fingers. Bury the pods under the sugar. Cover tightly and let stand overnight (or up to months–vanilla sugar keeps forever) at room temperature.

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

Remove pod from sugar. Add ground chocolate and cocoa powder to sugar and whisk to blend, making sure to combine well. Store mix airtight at room temperature for up to six months.

Assemble your gifts:
Scoop 1 1/2 cups of cocoa mix into a medium sized bag. Attach a tag with the following note: Heat 8 oz milk on med-high heat until scalded. Add 2 Tbsp cocoa mix and whisk until smooth. Top with a marshmallow. Makes 12 servings.

Recipe as seen on Confections of a Foodie Bride, originally from Gourmet

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    Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) — July 26, 2013 at 8:10 am

    Those are some very lovely cookies! I want these for breakfast! They have blueberries right?

    • beantownbaker — July 26th, 2013 @ 9:44 am

      I could totally justify eating them for breakfast. They have oats too!

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    Cate @ Chez CateyLou — July 29, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    I love using fresh berries in cakes and breads – I don’t know why I have never tried them in a cookie! Yours look delicious, thanks for the inspiration!

    • beantownbaker — July 30th, 2013 @ 5:48 pm

      Any time! It’s rare to see fresh fruit in cookies.

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    Tammela — July 30, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    I never would have though of putting fresh blueberries into cookies…I gravitate toward scones/muffins/cake, but these just may have convinced me to try cookies!

    • beantownbaker — July 30th, 2013 @ 8:43 pm

      I know – you just never see them in cookies. Definitely give these a shot.

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    Nutmeg Nanny — July 30, 2013 at 9:30 pm

    Oh goodness, these cookies look incredible 🙂 I love blueberries!

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    Laura — August 3, 2013 at 12:01 am

    LOVE the idea of fresh blueberries in a cookie like this. Have any tipes to keep from smashing the blueberries when adding them? 🙂 Pinning now!

    • beantownbaker — August 4th, 2013 @ 6:44 pm

      Thanks for pinning this 🙂 Just be careful when you stir the berries in. They shouldn’t smash unless you’re really heavy handed.

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    Helena — August 15, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    Had to comment on these, I made some earlier in the week as I had some fresh blueberries to use up – they were so easy and quick to make and delicious. Definitely worth a go.

    • beantownbaker — August 16th, 2013 @ 8:19 am

      So glad you made them and enjoyed them. I love an easy cookie recipe!

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    Lynna — August 20, 2013 at 8:31 pm

    These cookies look fabulous! I can`t wait to get my hands on some blueberries and trying this out!

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