It’s that time of year again. It’s getting cold out. Time to start making hot chocolate!
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
5 1/2 cups powdered milk
1 1/2 cup cocoa
3 cups sugar
dash of salt
I give it a whirl in the food proccessor to make the milk a finer powder. I had trouble with it not all dissolving when I used it just out of the box. And it makes the texture like store bought mix. I adapted this recipe from another one that used non fat dairy creamer, like for coffee. But when I worked on getting all the trans fat out of our diets, that had to leave. The kids couldn’t tell the difference. They like to have mini marshmallows in theirs. But I like my chocolate straight!
We use 3 – 6 teaspoons, depending on how big your mug is. And how strong you like it to be. 🙂
I keep this in a canister right next to the stove. I don’t have a microwave anymore (and don’t want one) so I use the stove to heat the water.
Here’s the original recipe that I used. It’s very good, and does make a creamier hot chocolate. I just don’t like all the trans-fats. Do they make trans-fat free creamers yet? Anyway, here’s the recipe:
Hot Chocolate Mix
3 pouches dry milk
1 1/2 cups cocoa
3 cups sugar
1 1/3 c ups non dairy creamer
dash of salt
Enjoy a nice cup of hot chocolate with your favorite kids!
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Sounds delicious and what a fun thing to make too!
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