There is nothing better than hot chocolate on a cold winter day. Ok, hot chocolate with Reddi-Whip, that makes it better. Tell you a little secret, I will often sneak a squirt of it right on my fingers, but I always get caught, last week by my son. All I could do was give him a guilty look and a smirk.
Anyhow, back to the hot chocolate. My kids like Ovaltine, and I normally have it in the cabinet. But, this year I was given two bags of instant milk. I thought, what in the world am I going to do with all this powdered milk? So I put it in the freezer until I could think of something. It didn’t take long. As Christmas approached and I was thinking of what I could make as gifts an idea came to me.
Hot Chocolate mix! Perfect. Not only did I have lots of powdered milk, but I had three tins of Herseys cocoa. Every Christmas I buy a new container for holiday baking, totally forgetting I had some from last year. Perfect! I looked on my favorite recipe site Allrecipes.com and found the recipe below. It was a hit in my gift bags.
Ingredients
- 10 cups powdered milk
- 1 3/4 cup powdered non-dairy creamer (you can use the flavored kind for a different twist)
- 4 3/4 cup powdered confectioners sugar
- 1 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
In a large mixing bowl, combine milk powder, confectioner’s sugar, cocoa powder and creamer. Stir thoroughly.
For one serving place 1/3 cup cocoa mixture in a coffee cup or mug, add 3/4 cup boiling water (or milk for a richer taste). Stir to dissolve.
Although the recipe doesn’t call for it I would definitely sift the mixture. Almost all the ingredients have little itty bitty tiny chunks that don’t dissolve well and will sometimes give the final product “texture”.
Wow the first one to leave a comment here!!! All i can really say is I enjoy looking at your pictures every day. So keep them coming 🙂 Maybe taking photos is your calling…ever checked into becoming a pro?? Take care & keep snapping that camera 🙂
Thanks for the compliment, I’m honored and touched. I’d need a much better camera to be a professional, but maybe one day, a dream job in the works, who knows.
I think this 365 project will accomplish a great deal, one of which is getting inspiration and encouragement people like yourself. Thanks again, you made my day.
Stop posting these recipes! I’m working on healthier eating. You’re not helpingand the photo looks like it’s good enough to drink. hahaha
Smile, it was a very random shot, as soon as I made it I thought,…photo-of-the-day,…my kids are getting just a little tired of it already. Didn’t have much time before the cream melted.
Hmm…hot cocoa must be a theme today…nice shot, and thanks for the recipe!