Best Hot Chocolate Mix

It was okay but chalky. Maybe this tip from *ALTON BROWN* will help. By simply toasting the milk powder before adding it to the hot cocoa mix, we can capture a wide array of flavors, including caramel, toffee, and malt. Basically, one extra step creates the best cup of hot chocolate ever. Just trust me. And don’t forget the homemade marshmallows…

always good

I made it! Great flavor and taste. I did add another 8 ounces of chocolate and creamer as I have grandchildren that like more chocolate taste. Wonderful! Thank you!

My mom always had this on hand when I was growing up, but I hadn’t thought about it for years. She usually left out the sugar (which ends up making it more chocolaty, with a higher ratio of Quik in each serving). I used french vanilla creamer–because why not?!–and added some cocoa powder for extra richness. Mmm…just like I remember…or maybe even better.

Made this mix and served at our Christmas Open House at a non profit bookstore which helps support the local animal sanctuary. Huge hit.

It was awful !

I love the creaminess of this hot cocoa mix. I do put it in a food processor or blender so the mix has a powdery consistency, it then mixes easily with hot water. Instead of tweaking the recipe, try using more mix. I use 1/2c of mix for about 1 cup of water. Though I love dark chocolate, the milder chocolate flavor and the creamy taste won me over.

I got a similar recipe many years ago, but my recipe makes much more and is more rich and chocolate. I use an 8 qt. box powdered milk, 16 oz creamer, 2 lb container of Quik, 1-lb box powdered sugar, and 1/2 cup Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa. Mix in a large tub (I use a huge (I think it’s either a 3 or 5 gallon) plastic ice cream container and shake the container before I give it a stir). I give it to people for Christmas with a loaf of strawberry bread or pralines.

I agree with the others who have reviewed this recipe. With those adjustments it is wonderful. I do run my mix through the food processor before I declare it done. It mixes much faster with the water when I take the time for this last step.

I thought this was going to be the recipe that my mom used to make when I was in high school but it’s not. Perhaps it is because the NesQuick has different ingredients than the old Nestle’s Quick. I know it has less sugar than its predecessor. So, I made similar changes as everyone else and it turned out fine, especially when marshmallows are melted in it. Thank you to the one who submitted this recipe that gave me the base mix. Once I had that, the changes were easy.

People you need to read the recipe properly your “advice” is to up the instant chocolate drink mix to 3 cups. The recipe calls for a 16 ounce container, a 16 ounce container is a little more then 3 1/2 cups of powder. I think people are seeing that 16 ounce and automatically thinking that is 2 cups. There are 16 ounces in two cups of liquid, it doesn’t work the same with a powder. I have made this exact recipe for over 35 years and have never once had any complaints or anyone tell me they tweaked it any. Thank you Fran for posting it!!!!

Very good recipe, but caution–very expensive TO MAKE–POWDERED MILK ALONE WAS $16, NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF COCOA AND ALL THE CREAMERS.. RESERVE THIS RECIPE FOR ALL THE SPECIAL PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!!!

O, Yes this is good. It makes 1 gallon of dry mix. For the weight watcher, it’s 3 points-plus.

This was great! However, I could not find a review that told me how to mix this great volume of powders together!! A hand sifter is not sufficient! I used my food processor in 8 batches to get the consistency of all powders very fine. Then dumped everything in a 270 ounce capacity Lock & Lock container (bought from QVC). Let the kids shake it well. Ingredients: a 25.6-oz box of Great Value (walmart brand) powdered milk measured 11 cups. Used an 8-oz container of Great Value French Vanilla coffee creamer. (This made it taste like marshmallows were melted in the hot chocolate.) Used an entire container 21.8-oz of Nestle Quick, and the 2.5 cups of powdered sugar.

This is the same recipe we’ve had in our family for years, and a true holiday favorite. Every year we pick a flavored coffee creamer (dried, of course) to add for an extra treat. Friends and family can’t wait to see what we’ve chosen. This year it’s french vanilla!

I don’t know the exact ratios because I usually make a smaller batch, but this receipe is great. It is what my mom would make a big batch at Christmas and we would drink it all winter long.

I scaled down the recipe down to 20 servings cause I wanted my family to try it out before considering giving as holiday gifts. They did like the flavor but said they weren’t really impressed. We did add mini marshmellows.

I changed this recipe quite a bit, but it was still an awesome base. I just added a bunch more chocolate powder and nesquick. This is so good, I can’t even being to tell you how much I love it. i put it in jars layered with marshmallows for gifts and they’re a big hit!

This was a great start, but I tweaked it a lot by using suggestions from previous entries. I used 3 cups choc. drink mix, 1/2 C. french vanilla creamer, 1/2C. regular creamer, 1/4C. unsweetened cocoa, 1 bag of semi-sweet baking chips, 3/4 bag of small marshmallows and 1 large milk chocolate hershey bar shaved. Another idea I had was instead of using choc. chips and shaved chocolate, use the chopped Andi’s candies to make mint hot chocolate.

A good standard hot chocolate recipe. I used 5 T per 8 oz.

I thought this was pretty good, but missing a little something. I added a small square of chopped hersheys milk chocolate bar to the individual cups and a sprinkle of cinnamon. To give as a gift I would add (8oz) of milk chocolate chips to the entire recipe. And recommend sprinkling cinnamon on top.