I have been on a search for a homemade hot chocolate mix recipe that doesn’t use non-dairy creamer for years. I finally realized that I could use dry milk instead of non-dairy creamer and get a wholesome hot chocolate mix for a fraction of the cost of store bought. Add in a little homemade caramel sauce and we have a definite winner!
The first problem I had was finding dry whole milk to use in the mix. Most dry milk in the grocery store or even on-line is no-fat milk. I wanted the hot chocolate to be nice and rich so I really wanted to use whole fat dry milk, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. I finally went on-line to search for it and discovered Nestle’s Nido – a dry whole milk product that looks like it is distributed mostly in Latin and southern America. I couldn’t find it in the store because I’d been looking in the baking aisle with the other dry milk powders, but I finally found it in the aisle with other Mexican foods.
I had to give this recipe a few tries to get the ratios worked out correctly. There is a delicate balance of sugar to cocoa powder and I had a hard time not getting the hot chocolate too sweet. Feel free to mess around with it to get the exact ration you prefer. Next time I make a batch of this I will blend it in a blender or food processor after mixing everything together. I think that will help the mix turn in to more of a powder like the store bought packets.
- ½ cup white sugar
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- ⅓ cup + 1 Tablespoon dry whole milk
- Whisk together all ingredients in a bowl. For a finer powder, process mixture in a blender or a food processor.
- To make hot cocoa:
- Place desired amount of hot cocoa mix in a mug. Add hot water and stir.
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Thanks for this recipe! I used it today and all the kids LOVED their Hot Chocolate!
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I love everything homemade! You can save so much money and calories, if you just do it yourself!
Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza – see you there again next week with more deliciousness
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This looks yummy. You may also want to try powdered sugar for an easy mixture. If you don’t have powdered sugar put regular sugar in the blender and press grind.
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Good idea, Amy!
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I make one too that is a household favorite. Mine has a bit of cayenne in it. Check out and let me know what you think.
. http://findingourwaynow.com/2012/11/homemade-hot-cocoa-mix-recipe.html
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I was so tempted to try cayenne in this, but got scared. Now I’m going to give it a whirl!
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This looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it!
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