Hot chocolate mix recipe?

[leahjade]

To save money and avoid unhealthy ingredients, I'd like to make my own mix. All the recipes online have powdered milk, but I like to heat my milk and add to mix. Anyone have any recipes for making a mix with just the sugar and cocoa without the milk that I can keep on hand then my kids can just measure a few teaspoons and add it their milk?

 

[chimilady]

You mean you just want chocolate powder mixed with sugar? Are you looking for the ratio? I think that's better to figure out yourself, so you can control the sugar. Then keep it in a mason jar with a scooper.

I always heat up my milk on the stove, add about a half cup of chocolate powder and a few teaspoons of sugar, the least amount of sugar possible. But I make about a half gallon of milk, so enough for the 4 of us to fill our mugs.

 

[leahjade]

I'd like to keep a mason jar of homemade mix on the counter then just have the kids measure what they need each evening. I have the generic cocoa powder and there is no recipe listed.

 

[lovesmurfs]

I've not tried it, but it sounds like you need Nesquik. Here's a homemade recipe for it:

http://sugarbananas.blogspot.com/2010/10/homemade-nesquik.html

Nesquik Remake
2/3 C Sugar
1/3 C Cocoa
Pinch of salt

Combine the three ingredients and store in a sealed container.

 

[Disney st8 of mind]

Why can't you just make the mix with powdered milk and still add it to heated milk? I would think it would just make it creamier.

 

[North of Mouse]

To save money and avoid unhealthy ingredients, I'd like to make my own mix. All the recipes online have powdered milk, but I like to heat my milk and add to mix. Anyone have any recipes for making a mix with just the sugar and cocoa without the milk that I can keep on hand then my kids can just measure a few teaspoons and add it their milk?

That would probably have to be a personal preference. Some people like it sweeter than others. Just experiment with a cup at a time, measuring by teaspoon or smaller until it tastes just right Then using the same ratio, make a jar full

I always heat milk to add to the mixes anyway - water, to me, is just watery chocolate flavor and gross.

 

[pocomom]

I use a two to one ratio of sugar to Cocoa powder, with a pinch of salt and store it in a mason jar. Then I heat up the milk and splash of vanilla and add a few scoops of the mix. The kids love it!