Spicy Cocoa Mix

Ingredients

3 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar

2 cups cocoa

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

¼  teaspoon ground nutmeg

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Add brown sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt to food processor bowl.  Blend until all is combined and well blended.  Store in festive airtight container.  Place a pretty ribbon around top of jar and add instructions of card.  Punch hole in card and attach with a smaller ribbon.  You could also gift this in a pretty coffee mug with cocoa mix in a sealed bag, placed inside the cup with some mini marshmallows.  Makes 5 cups; recipe can easily be doubled.

Mixing instructions:

Pour 6 ounces hot milk over 1 ½ Tablespoons of cocoa mix .  Stir until well blended; add mini marshmallows.