Comments on: How to Make Your Own Hot Chocolate Mix http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2008/12/14/how-to-make-your-own-hot-chocolate-mix/ A visual guide to food and cooking. Tasty, fresh content. Every day. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bill http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2008/12/14/how-to-make-your-own-hot-chocolate-mix/#comment-16676 Bill Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:17:44 +0000 http://www.thehungrymouse.com/?p=2721#comment-16676 Is it really that easy to make hot chocolate? I have about 50 lbs of nibs. How long does the nibs last? Is it really that easy to make hot chocolate? I have about 50 lbs of nibs. How long does the nibs last?

]]> By: Laurel http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2008/12/14/how-to-make-your-own-hot-chocolate-mix/#comment-15140 Laurel Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:22:06 +0000 http://www.thehungrymouse.com/?p=2721#comment-15140 Thanks Jessie! I bought some nibs to snack on yesterday and didn't like them. Today is a miserable rainy day in London and I fancied some hot chocolate and I thought about the nibs... From google to mug in 15 minutes flat!!! I'd kept the nibs in the fridge (Booja-Booja's in case any one is interested) so they were cold anyway, and after pulsing them in short sharp bursts for about 5 minutes in my coffee grinder, I added the sugar and also some cinnamon, nutmeg and chili, before grinding them again. By the time it was beginning to clump in the middle, it had ground down to a powder, and no problem with either the motor, or cleaning the grinder. I literally found your blog a quarter of an hour ago and I'm already one mug down of the most delicious hot chocolate ever. YUM! Thanks Jessie! I bought some nibs to snack on yesterday and didn’t like them. Today is a miserable rainy day in London and I fancied some hot chocolate and I thought about the nibs… From google to mug in 15 minutes flat!!!

I’d kept the nibs in the fridge (Booja-Booja’s in case any one is interested) so they were cold anyway, and after pulsing them in short sharp bursts for about 5 minutes in my coffee grinder, I added the sugar and also some cinnamon, nutmeg and chili, before grinding them again. By the time it was beginning to clump in the middle, it had ground down to a powder, and no problem with either the motor, or cleaning the grinder.

I literally found your blog a quarter of an hour ago and I’m already one mug down of the most delicious hot chocolate ever. YUM!

]]> By: yp25 http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2008/12/14/how-to-make-your-own-hot-chocolate-mix/#comment-14923 yp25 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:45:22 +0000 http://www.thehungrymouse.com/?p=2721#comment-14923 This was really, really helpful information that I'm going to bookmark. Some friends just gave me two cacao fruit. Not just nibs. The whole fruit. So I'm trying to understand what to do with them. Once I've dried and roasted the beans, I'll be using your information to make the hot chocolate. Thanks for posting. This was really, really helpful information that I’m going to bookmark. Some friends just gave me two cacao fruit. Not just nibs. The whole fruit. So I’m trying to understand what to do with them. Once I’ve dried and roasted the beans, I’ll be using your information to make the hot chocolate. Thanks for posting.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2008/12/14/how-to-make-your-own-hot-chocolate-mix/#comment-13504 Kathy Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:05:12 +0000 http://www.thehungrymouse.com/?p=2721#comment-13504 I used a vitamix to do this and it worked just fine. I actually just put a cup or so of nibs in and ground a bit, unstuck the bits, ground a bit, unstuck the bits....etc a few times and then made it into hot chocolate. Add a bit of cold brewed coffee concentrate and you've got a lovely mocha. My husband is drinking it right now and is very satisfied. I used a vitamix to do this and it worked just fine. I actually just put a cup or so of nibs in and ground a bit, unstuck the bits, ground a bit, unstuck the bits….etc a few times and then made it into hot chocolate. Add a bit of cold brewed coffee concentrate and you’ve got a lovely mocha. My husband is drinking it right now and is very satisfied.

]]> By: Jackie http://www.thehungrymouse.com/2008/12/14/how-to-make-your-own-hot-chocolate-mix/#comment-13349 Jackie Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:14:13 +0000 http://www.thehungrymouse.com/?p=2721#comment-13349 The information about grinding the cacao nibs is really informative. I now need to buy a coffee grinder! Tried using just the food processor before reading this and realised that it wasn't going to work on its own. I'm going to use the nibs, once powdered to make some tasty snacks for my clients to try as I'm a Nutritional Therapist. The information about grinding the cacao nibs is really informative. I now need to buy a coffee grinder! Tried using just the food processor before reading this and realised that it wasn’t going to work on its own.

I’m going to use the nibs, once powdered to make some tasty snacks for my clients to try as I’m a Nutritional Therapist.

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