Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix

Never use store-bought hot chocolate mix again! Seriously don’t do it. It is much too easy to make it yourself and much tastier!

I am beginning a kick of making things myself that I would normally purchase without a second thought at the store. Vanilla extract was the first thing I tackled, and that too was ridiculously easy. Today I have homemade hot chocolate for your viewing (and soon-to-be tasting) pleasure. When browsing for such recipes this one from Brown Eyed Baker caught my eye due to the addition of white chocolate chips as I absolutely adore white hot chocolate. Although this is obviously not white hot chocolate, the flavors incorporate extremely well.

Honestly, the best part about making homemade hot cocoa mix is that you can change it to your tastes. Don’t like white chocolate? Use regular chocolate chips. Prefer a sugar free hot chocolate mix? Use your favorite sugar replacement.

For my brother’s birthday right before Christmas, I put some of the mix and mini marshmallows into a festive bag and purchased a penguin mug (his favorite animal) to go along with it. I originally intended the baggie to be inside the mug, but ended up giving him more mix instead of a prettier presentation (I wouldn’t have been able to fit in as much with the bag squished up inside the mug). This could be changed up for any holiday!

And then I saved the rest of the mix to enjoy for myself O:-)

Other Hot Cocoa Mix Flavors:

• Brownie Batter
• Cake Batter White Chocolate
• Chai
• Cinnamon
• Dark Chocolate
• Malted
• Peanut Butter
• Red Velvet
• Salted Caramel

HOMEMADE HOT COCOA MIX

Ingredients:

3 cups nonfat dry milk powder

2 cup powdered sugar

1-1/2 cups cocoa powder

1-1/2 cups white chocolate chips

1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Whisk together all ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Working in two batches, pulse the ingredients in a food processor until the chocolate is finely ground.
3. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
4. To make hot cocoa, put 1/3 cup of the cocoa mix in a mug and stir in 1 cup of hot milk. Top with
   whipped cream or miniature marshmallows.

You could also make your own marshmallows. I skipped this option only because I knew I wouldn’t use them all before their shelf life was over. But if you eat a lot of marshmallows I highly recommend these, again from Brown Eyed Baker.

Source: Brown Eyed Baker