This was a great base, but I made a few tweaks. I mixed 2 cups of dry milk with 1 cup dry goat milk, doubled the sugar and doubled the coco. I also used demerara organic sugar that I ground into a fine power in a coffee grinder. Using the organic sugar and goat milk give it a more homey flavor
The packet of instant dried milk that used was 3.2 oz. I measured that, and it was 1 1/4 cups. I scaled down the recipe to 7 servings to be close to that amount. I also used confectioners sugar in place of white. After reading reviews, I put all of the ingredients in my mini-processor, gave it a whirl, and got a nice, powdery mix. I could not wait, made a half a cup of cocoa and found it could be sweeter. I then sifted more confect sugar and just added it to the rest. Looking forward to a cup later. UPDATE 2/9/18: Even with the added sugar, it still wasn't sweet enough. It seems confect sugar doesn't carry the same sweetness as regular.
My kids love hot chocolate. In the Fall and Winter time, I can barely keep enough in stock as they drink it constantly. In an effort to save money, I create this Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix. Now I love it more than the store bought ones.
Have you ever made your own homemade mixes?
If you have been following me for awhile now, you know that I dont love using pre-packaged mixes. I like to create my own mixes so I know exactly whats in the food that Im providing to my family and I think that homemade ones always taste better anyway.
My obsession first started when I made my own homemade taco seasoning. I was surprised by how simple it was to create and it tasted so much better than the packaged taco seasonings. That was the start of it all. I was hooked on creating my own homemade seasoning mixes.
Then I created my own homemade brownie mix. Wow! These were so amazing and I loved having the mixes on hand so I could make brownies in no time at all for my family. This continue to feed my obsession and my journey continued.
How long will homemade hot cocoa mix last?
You do need dry milk powdered for this recipe so that your hot chocolate is creamy. All it takes is ½ cup Powdered milk it is essentially an evaporated milk product that is used in cooking and baking recipes.
How is hot chocolate powder made?
Once you have all the ingredients that you need for this recipe. You can combine them 2 different ways. You can either mix the ingredients together in a large bowl until they are thoroughly combined. Then you put the ingredients in an air tight container for storage.
However, you can also put the ingredients directly in a mason jar. A pint size mason jar would be needed to hold all the ingredients. Then secure the lid tightly on the jar and shake the jar until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
Either of these ways would work great for this recipe. I usually just put them in the mason jar so I dont have any dishes to clean up after Im done creating this chocolate flavor hot chocolate mix.
Then I store the mason jar in my pantry so its ready anytime someone in my family wants to enjoy a delicious cup of hot chocolate. Now make sure you snag a super cute Mason jar to store your homemade mix inside. Amazon has several on sale here.
After you have created your homemade hot cocoa mix, all you have to do is mix 1-2 Tablespoons of the mix with a cup hot water. I add the amount of mix needed based on how chocolatey you want your cocoa.
For once in my life I followed the powder directions to the T! However the only change I did make was using water instead of milk, since I am Lactose Intolerant. I would also recommend using coffee for a mocha, added the mix to my coffee this morning and it made a very good Mocha. I did find the mixture a little sweet for me personally but the chocolate flavor is on point! My fiance did say that it needed to be sweeter but that just shows personal taste differences. I am actually giving this mix away as Christmas gifts this year to my Niece's, Nephew, and as a part of the white elephant gift at the grandparents house. Yes I will be printing the recipe from the website so that Martha gets all the credit.
