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!
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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:
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.
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).
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kristi says
how much of the mixture do you use for a cup of coco
Tina M says
1/3 cup mix to 1 cup hot water 🙂
Audrey says
How many cups of cocoa do you get out of one batch?
Tina M says
The container I store mine in holds 15 cups and I usually have a little leftover. So my guess is approx 17-20 cups
Debbie says
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?
Tina M says
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
arlene boal says
how many 8 oz. canning jars would this recipe make?
Barbara Nabors says
How would you make this sugar free?
Kristie says
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.
Joanne kish says
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.
Ann Scheffler says
Thank you for sharing
Tori says
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 ❄️
Ann Marie says
Hi can you use milk instead of water
Alicia says
I definitely would. I always use milk in place of water for cocoa. It makes it so much creamier!