Starbucks Replacement Ideas – Hot Chocolate

Lately I've been trying to cut out my Starbucks habit.  And I've found some very yummy (and 10% of the cost) hot chocolate recipes! Austrian Cocoa Makes 3 servings: 2 Tbsp cocoa 2 Tbsp sugar 3/4 c boiling water 2 1/3 c milk 1 -2 sticks cinnamon 1/2 tsp vanilla Directions: In saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar, and hot water. ... Continue reading...

Gluten Free Brownies

These are VERY delish!  All the credit goes to the Complete Gluten Free Cookbook (except I substituted my regular gf flour blend instead of the flours in the recipe). Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup flour blend. 2 cups sugar 1/2 c cocoa pwd 1/2 tsp baking pwd 1/4 tsp salt 4 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup water 4 tsp ... Continue reading...

Microwave Hot Fudge Sauce

1/2 c sugar 3 Tbsp cocoa 1 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch dash salt 1/2 c water, rm temperature 2 Tbsp margarine 1 tsp vanilla Mix dry ingredients together.  stir in water.  Microwave 1-2 minutes.  Stir 2-3 times during the cooking period.  Mixture should be very thick.  Stir in margarine.   Blend in vanilla. Ready to serve, keeps well ... Continue reading...