Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe

Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix: Ditch the store-bought and make your own hot cocoa mix to keep in your pantry. It's also perfect for gifting as a homemade holiday gift.

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Ditch the store-bought and make your own homemade cocoa mix to keep in your pantry. It’s also perfect for gifting as a homemade holiday gift.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Recipe Author Lynn April

Servings: 6 servings (2 and 3/4 cup mix)

Ingredients

▢ 1 and ¼ cups (115g) nonfat dry milk powder
▢ 1 cup (120g) powdered sugar
▢ ½ cup (48g) Dutch processed cocoa powder unsweetened cocoa powder is fine
▢ ¼ teaspoon salt

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Instructions

In a large bowl, sift together all of the ingredients. Sifting is imperative as mix will remain lumpy if you just stir it.
1 and ¼ cups (115g) nonfat dry milk powder, 1 cup (120g) powdered sugar, ½ cup (48g) Dutch processed cocoa powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
Stir sifted ingredients to insure everything is dispersed evenly. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place up to 1 year.
To use: combine 1 Tablespoon of hot cocoa mix for every 2 ounces of liquid (use water or milk). Serving size is for 8 ounces of hot cocoa (4 Tablespoons of mix and 8 ounces of hot water). For decadent hot cocoa, use 1 Tablespoon mix for every 1 ounce of liquid.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Alton Brown

Nutrition Disclosure

All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.