GOURMET HOT CHOCOLATE MIX RECIPE

Gourmet Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup and 1/2 chocolate chips - we like Ghirardelli or Guittard or any other high-quality brand that you like
1 cup granulated sugar
1 grade A vanilla bean (optional)
Dash of table salt
2/3 cup dutch-processed cocoa or 1/2 cup cocoa powder (I love Valrhona, for non-alkalized, Scharffen Berger is one of our favorites)

Steps:

In a food processor or blender, grind chocolate chips until they resemble a powder, or small pebbles.
Slice vanilla bean in half lengthwise, use knife to scrape seeds. Put seeds and bean into sugar. Massage for about one minute.
Mix vanilla sugar, chocolate, and cocoa. Place in a plastic bag and store in dark cupboard or inside paper bag to reserve cocoa flavor. You may also store in a glass canning jar or tin for you or for gifting. (Just a quick note: darker containers are better for storing chocolate. Flavor will suffer and diminish over time if chocolate is left in light. However, in a plastic bag or glass jar, the mixture will still be very good for about a month.)
HowToSection For using: Array