Homemade Hot Chocolate

Here's a hot chocolate recipe I made up on the fly. No partially hydrogenated oils like you find in the premixed stuff. It was a hit.

For about two cups:

2 c. milk (we used nonfat because it's what we had; it still tasted very rich)
2/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder*
1 square baking chocolate (1oz)
2 tablespoons honey
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

Whisk the nonfat dry milk powder into the milk until combined and place in a medium saucepan. Chop the baking chocolate and add to the milk mixture. Add the honey and vanilla and stir to combine. Warm the mixture over medium heat until it is hot and the baking chocolate has melted.

Meanwhile, place the cinnamon and cocoa in a small cup or bowl. Temper the cocoa with the hot milk by adding a small amount to the bowl and stirring to make a paste, then add the paste back to the milk and stir until combined. Serve warm.

*I added this to make a richer drink; you could probably omit it if you used whole milk or cream.