Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

If you decide to stay at home to mark the New Year, settle in with a big steaming mug of this indulgent homemade hot chocolate. I loved making hot chocolate as a kid but I never knew you could actually make your own Hot Chocolate Mix.

All you do is  place a large sieve over a bowl and sieve together all of the ingredients. Now, the better the ingredients you use, the better the result you get out. Use a good quality unsweetened cocoa powder. The better the cocoa, the richer your hot chocolate.


Ingredients
  Cocoa powder ½ cup
  Sugar ¼ cup
  A pinch of salt
  Dark chocolate 4 oz (115g), broken into small pieces

Method
1. Add all ingredients to a food processor. Process until the mixture resembles a coarse powder and store in an airtight jar. 
2. To make hot chocolate: heat one cup of milk in a saucepan until it is very hot; do not boil.
3. Add one to two tablespoons of the hot chocolate mix and whisk until smooth. 
4. Taste and add more sugar, if needed.