• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup cocoa (Dutch-process preferred)
• 2 1/2 cups powdered milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste
• Hot water

Combine all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and incorporate evenly.

Fill a mug half full with the mixture and pour in hot water. Stir to combine.

Seal the rest of the dry mix in an airtight container – keeps indefinitely in the pantry.

This also works great with warm milk instead of water.