"Make your own hot cocoa mix to keep on hand all winter long...."
INGREDIENTS
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6 ounces moderately toasted sugar (about 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons; 170g)
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5 ounces white chocolate, 30 to 35% cocoa butter (about 3/4 cup, finely chopped; 140g)
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4 ounces dark chocolate, 75 to 80% cocoa solids (about 2/3 cup, finely chopped; 115g)
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3 ounces Cacao Barry Extra Brute (about 1 cup; 85g)
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2 ounces malted milk powder, such as Carnation or Hoosier Hill Farm (about 1/2 cup; 55g)
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1 teaspoon instant espresso powder, not ground coffee, such as King Arthur
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1 teaspoon (4g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use about half as much by volume or the same weight
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1/2 teaspoon pure, ground vanilla bean powder, such as Heilala, or 1 leftover vanilla pod; see note for more details