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Basic Cocoa Mix

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January 12, 2017
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Basic Cocoa Mix
Photo by James Ransom
  • Makes about 16 cups of cocoa
Author Notes

This isn't so much of a recipe as a ratio for making your own homemade cocoa mix. A lot of cocoa mix recipes also include powdered milk (which you can do at 1.5 times the amount of the cocoa powder), but that's assuming you'll mix it with water. Since I always make my cocoa with milk, I leave the powdered out of the mix—and sometimes I dress it up with a little spice of some sort. —Erin Jeanne McDowell

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 cup good-quality cocoa powder (dark cocoa is especially nice)
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • Pinch salt
  • Spices: cinnamon, cardamom, or a pinch of cayenne are all awesome (optional)
Directions
  1. Sift the cocoa and powdered sugar together. Whisk in the salt and any spices, if using.
  2. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 months.
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I always have three kinds of hot sauce in my purse. I have a soft spot for making people their favorite dessert, especially if it's wrapped in a pastry crust. My newest cookbook, Savory Baking, came out in Fall of 2022 - is full of recipes to translate a love of baking into recipes for breakfast, dinner, and everything in between!

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4 Reviews

Johanna
Johanna January 24, 2017
What are the proportions to make the cocoa? x cocoa mix:milk?
 
Henk V.
Henk V. January 24, 2017
That's exactly what I was looking for two. Hopefully we'll get an answer quite soon.
 
Erin J.
Erin J. January 24, 2017
3 tablespoons mix to 1 cup milk! You can do anywhere from 2-4 tbsp/cup, as you like it!
 
Henk V.
Henk V. January 24, 2017
Thank you very much! I'll be making this very soon! And living in the Netherlands there will be plenty of *cacao powder to choose from.