Jenn’s Cook Book

Here is a simple recipe for making great nonfat hot chocolate. This homemade cocoa mix comes from cooks.com (a great resource for recipes).

3/4 cup cocoa
1 cup sugar
3 cups instant nonfat dry milk (powdered milk)
dash of salt

Mix ingredients* together in a large bowl. Use 2 tablespoons of mixture for every 4 ounces of boiling water. Top with cinnamon, marshmallows, or whipped cream as desired. Also great with a candy cane or cinnamon stick in the mug. For an extra treat, place a square of dark chocolate in the mug before adding boiling water (stir well after water is added).

*For best results, ingredients should be sifted together. This is very time consuming, however, so to speed up the process only sift the cocoa and sugar then add the dry milk.

How to make Caramel Apple Cider like a Starbucks barista, but better!

1 cup apple cider
1 cinnamon stick
caramel sauce
whipped cream, if desired

Warm the apple cider in a microwave safe container until at desired temperature(careful not to over heat). Place cinnamon stick in an empty coffee mug or tea cup. Pour warmed cider over cinnamon stick. Add whipped cream if using. Drizzle caramel sauce over apple cider (you can use the lattice design like Starbucks, or just a pretty swirl in the cup).

Serving suggestions: Molasses cookies or chilled pumpkin pie