The Best Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
There’s nothing quite like a cup of hot cocoa on a blistery winter day! Whether it’s after an evening of visiting holiday lights, spending the day skiing, sledding, or playing in the snow hot chocolate is always the answer and the tastiest way to warm up. This cozy and warm drink is decadently chocolatey, lusciously creamy, and it’s made with just 6 ingredients (once you include the milk to prepare it). It incorporates chocolate in two forms – both bars and cocoa powder for a pure, real deal chocolate flavor! Then it also has a secret ingredient of malted milk powder. Which is an ingredient commonly found in old fashioned milkshakes. It’s so tasty and the prefect upgrade to this hot cocoa mix recipe. It adds a hint of that unique malted flavor. You can usually find in the baking isle or dry beverages section at the grocery store (another option is to buy it online). Once you try this homemade hot chocolate mix you’ll likely be hooked and will have a hard time going back to any store-bought mix again. We are completely obsessed with it! If only it could pass for a decent breakfast and we would be tempted to start every morning with it.
Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe Ingredients
1 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar 1 cup (85g) Dutch cocoa powder (spoon and level) 6 oz. unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped 8 Tbsp (80g) malted milk powder 2 1/2 Tbsp (20g) cornstarch And don’t forget the milk to prepare it (I like whole milk for a creamy option)
How to Make Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
How to Prepare the Drink
Possible Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe Variations
Prepare by hand: If you don’t have a food processor everything can just be whisked together the hot cocoa mix just won’t look smooth but it will taste the same. Boost flavor with espresso: Add 1 Tbsp instant espresso powder (or more to taste) for a light background coffee flavor. Highlight with vanilla or peppermint: You can add 1/8th tsp vanilla (per serving) to the hot chocolate drink after heating. Another option is to add a few drops peppermint extract. Top it off: Serve with homemade whipped cream or marshmallows. Use natural cocoa: Regular unsweetened cocoa powder can be used here as well it will just be a slightly less rich. Scale the recipe: Recipe can be halved or doubled for a smaller or larger batch. Just keep in mind if doubling you will need a 14-cup food processor so there’s enough room for everything to finely chopped well to a powder. Add Mexican flavor: A little chili powder, cinnamon and cayenne pepper can be added for a Mexican hot cocoa mix.
More Decadent Chocolate Recipes to Try
Chocolate Pudding Chocolate Mousse Easy Fudge Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate
