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Hot Chocolate Mix

"if you're looking for a simple hot chocolate mix without the trans fats, this is it! For each serving, add 1/4 cup cocoa mix to 1 cup hot water, stirring well."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Hot Chocolate Mix

Why it works: Sugar and cocoa powder are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,920 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Hot Chocolate Mix

16 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

353Calories
9 gProtein
17 gFat
42 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk Powder1 cup (244ml) whole149
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Sugar + cocoa powdertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,920 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Milk powder + sugartop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together218 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanal (grass, green).

  3. Milk powder + cocoa powdertop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs