My children love hot chocolate, but I'm not loving the prices on the boxes of the pre-mixed hot chocolate Plus there are other unnecessary ingredients (i.e. preservatives, hydrogenated oils) that I'm leary of. I learned how to make my own mix out of things I keep in my pantry.Ingredients:
1 tbsp of baking cocoa powder
4 tbsp of sugar
Directions: Mix ingredients in a container. Store in sealed container in a cool, dry location.
Yup, it's that easy. Nothing fancy, but my family enjoys it. Sometimes the simplest things are the best. When making a mug of hot chocolate, I add a tablespoon of the mix to half hot water and half milk. Of course you can embellish with marshmallows, rum or any other favorite hot chocolate embellishment. Sometimes I'll add it to my coffee for my own little homemade mocha. Take that Starbucks!
For plain chocolate milk, just add a tablespoon of the mix to a glass of milk.
I you're trying to watch your sugar intake, you can substitute the sugar with your favorite sweetener like stevia or Splenda.
If you have powder milk, you could add that to this mix for a creamery mix, but I don't keep that in my pantry, so I omit it. Hope you enjoy!
