Homemade Hot Cocoa
I don’t know about you, but when the weather turns cold like it has recently, we tend to drink a lot of hot chocolate. This can be a really huge expense if you have very many people in your family. Even buying the $1.00 box from your local grocery or dollar store can be a strain with large families.
I recently began making my own hot cocoa mix. It make a large storage bowl full and usually lasts us all winter long. Today, I thought I would share the recipe with you:
Hot Cocoa Mix
4 Cups Powder Milk
2 Cups White Sugar
3/4 cup Baking Cocoa
Pinch of Salt
Measure it all into a blender and blend it up for a 1 or 2 until it’s mixed really well and a fine powder. This is key because it helps it to blend into the water. Use as much mix as you like in your mug and then add hot water. It’s fun to stir it with a peppermint stick during the holidays.
You could also use this as a gift mix. Spend $1.00 at your local dollar store for a pack of 12 bakery bags. These bags are already Christmas decorated. Scoop in some of the hot cocoa mix, tie it up, and then add a gift tag with the directions on how to make this scrumptious cup of cocoa. OR, scour the garage sales and find coffee mugs that are being sold for .05 or .10 cents and use a small sandwich bag with cocoa and place in the mug along with a candy cane, then wrap with a bakery bag. Either way, this special homemade gift would be one worth giving to anyone!
What kind of homemade goodies do you give as Christmas gifts?
If you add a bit more cocoa and powdered nondairy creamer to this recipe, I think it will taste even better!
It is so nice to see a cocoa recipe that doesn’t call for non-dairy creamer. I prefer to keep hydrogenated fats and the assorted chemicals out of our diet : )
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This is the same recipe we have used for years on the mission field, except I have to make it in large quantities for our family. We drink alot during the rainy season. Once someone sent us some packets from the States, and my children asked what was wrong with the hot chocolate. Now if I could just figure out how to get the itsy, bitsy marshmallows – that part they would love!
Like the other commenter, I don’t use hydrogenated oils, which is what non-dairy creamers are. So I’m very glad to see this recipe….thank you!
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