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October 10, 2015 By Tina M 14 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe

This homemade hot Cocoa recipe is THE BEST!!! SOoooooo much better than store-bought!Growing up, I LOVED having hot chocolate at my best friend's house because it was the best. Her mom made her own mix and stored it in the pantry. It was always there and it was always so so yummy.

I don't know why it took me so long to get the recipe from her and start making it myself! First, it tastes SO MUCH BETTER than the store-bought hot cocoa, and second….it's way cheaper to make it yourself. It took me less than 5 minutes folks.

I've decided I'm going to gift hot cocoa for neighbor Christmas gifts this year. Cute, seasonal, and yet doesn't break the bank!

Homemade hot Cocoa is the ONLY WAY TO GO! It tastes so much better than store bought and is super easy (and cheap) to make! This one is the best!


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Okay, so the picture above is actually chocolate powder before it's mixed with everything else, but I thought it was rad-looking so I made it my main photo. The actual color of the mix once everything's been mixed together, will look like this:

This Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix IS AMAZING! I'm SO GLAD I found this recipe. It takes less than 5 minutes to make and is so much more cost-effective. Perfect for fall, winter and Christmas!

Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix

  • 1 8 quart box powdered milk (for me, my powdered milk uses 3/4 cup powder to make a quart of milk, so this ended up being 6 cups powder for me
  • 1 lb powdered Sugar
  • 1 lb Jar non-dairy Creamer
  • 1 lb box Nestle's Nesquik

*OPTIONAL: Instead of using the entire jar of your non-dairy creamer, you can also add in a specialty creamer. I like to replace a cup of my creamer with salted caramel creamer.

*You can also add in some crushed candycane if you want to make a peppermint hot cocoa mix.

THE BESTHomemade Cocoa mix! This stuff is divine and takes less than 5 minutes to make! SO much cheaper than buying it at the store too and you can customize it lots of different ways.

Mix Well. Filling mug about 1/3 part mix to 1 part hot  water.  Don't forget to top with marshmallows (although you really don't have to).

homemade hot chocolate. Simply the BEST. Also recipes for homemade peppermint and salted caramel!

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Tina M

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I'm six-foot tall mother of three and I'm enjoying the view! I'm currently fighting a battle with Lyme disease and am determined to come out victorious. I enjoy warm summer rain, peanut butter everything, having dance parties with my husband and kids, natural remedies and healthy living. Most days I'm just looking for another excuse to avoid the piles of laundry.
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About Tina M

I'm six-foot tall mother of three and I'm enjoying the view! I'm currently fighting a battle with Lyme disease and am determined to come out victorious. I enjoy warm summer rain, peanut butter everything, having dance parties with my husband and kids, natural remedies and healthy living. Most days I'm just looking for another excuse to avoid the piles of laundry.

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Comments

  1. kristi says

    November 21, 2015 at 9:19 pm

    how much of the mixture do you use for a cup of coco

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    • Tina M says

      November 21, 2015 at 11:06 pm

      1/3 cup mix to 1 cup hot water 🙂

  2. Audrey says

    December 1, 2015 at 2:06 pm

    How many cups of cocoa do you get out of one batch?

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    • Tina M says

      December 1, 2015 at 8:48 pm

      The container I store mine in holds 15 cups and I usually have a little leftover. So my guess is approx 17-20 cups

  3. Debbie says

    December 1, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    We are going to make your cocoa mix recipe and package it in glass jars with marshmallows to sell at a Christmas Festival for a church youth fundraiser. How many cups of cocoa do you get out of one batch?

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  4. Tina M says

    December 1, 2015 at 8:48 pm

    Such a good idea Debbie! The container I store mine in holds 15 cups and I usually have a little leftover. So my guess is approx 17-20 cups

    Reply
  5. arlene boal says

    December 10, 2015 at 2:09 pm

    how many 8 oz. canning jars would this recipe make?

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  6. Barbara Nabors says

    January 2, 2018 at 12:10 pm

    How would you make this sugar free?

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  7. Kristie says

    November 13, 2019 at 11:48 am

    Do you know approximately how many servings a full batch makes? I am planning a big event at our church and plan to serve 60. I’m not sure how many batches I would need to make up.

    Reply
  8. Joanne kish says

    December 7, 2019 at 2:20 pm

    I’m an 83 year old mother and grandmother and I remember making this exact recipe for our five daughters every winter up in Ohio. They loved it, and our one daughter gives it to friends at Christmas time every year to this day!

    Joanne K.

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  9. Ann Scheffler says

    December 2, 2020 at 8:32 am

    Thank you for sharing

    Reply
  10. Tori says

    December 6, 2020 at 10:55 pm

    This is the recipe I had for years! I got it from the ladies at church. I remembered the indredients and half the measurements, but couldn’t remember the sugar and the milk measurements. So glad I found your post!!! Thank you! Now I can get my cocoa on! Bring on the chilly weather ❄️

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  11. Ann Marie says

    November 28, 2021 at 10:39 am

    Hi can you use milk instead of water

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  12. Alicia says

    December 1, 2021 at 11:04 am

    I definitely would. I always use milk in place of water for cocoa. It makes it so much creamier!

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