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Holiday mug on saucer with marshmallows and bag of hot chocolate mix near by against a royal blue background.

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Shelly
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix is an easy last minute gift idea. Just mix it up & put in bags with the free printable label for family & friends!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Beverage
Cuisine American
Servings 80
Calories 151 kcal

Equipment

  • VERY large mixing bowl or soup pan
  • Sturdy spoon
  • Large storage containers

Ingredients
  

  • 4 pound Bag Nonfat Dry/powdered Milk (makes 20 quarts)
  • 16 ounce Container of powdered coffee creamer (plain, not flavored)
  • 8 ounce Container of powdered baking cocoa
  • 2 pound Bag of powdered sugar
  • 16 ounce Mini Marshmallows (optional- to use in gift bags)
  •  quart sized plastic bags (for gifts)
  • Free printable labels for gift bags

Instructions
 

  • This recipe requires a large bowl. I used my Tupperware mixing bowl, and it was barely big enough. A large soup pan would work well too I’m thinking.
    Pour all the ingredients into the pan and stir. There is powdered milk, powdered creamer, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder. Do you get the pattern? Powdered! Ha.
  • Carefully fold the ingredients together being sure to get down to the bottom of the pan. Slide the spoon gently to the bottom and lift and turn the ingredients over. 
  • My grandma’s recipe said use a heaping ¼ cup in a cup of hot water. I tend to add a little extra mix to make it creamier. You decide what is best for you. If you have a little scoop you can leave in the mix that is handy.
  • If your mix is to give as small gifts, like mine was, here is one way to package it up.
    Print off the Free Printable Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix labels. It looks nice if it is on colored copy paper.Free Printable Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix Labels
  • Use quart sized plastic storage bags and put in 1 cup of mix (or 2 cups if you want). Add a large handful of mini marshmallows to the bag. This is optional but looks nice in the package.
  • Cut out the Labels. Fold them in half the long way so that the print is showing.
    Center the label over the opening of the bag and staple in place. Trim off the ends of the label to fit the size of your plastic bag.
  • This mix also looks cute packaged in pint sized mason jars or any other container you would like to use. 
  • For personal use I put my mix in a couple large containers (mine are Tupperware) and refill a smaller container for daily use (canning jar or other plastic storage container).

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Notes

Of course you can cut the recipe in half if you would like. I've given an estimated ½ recipe in the post.
 
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