Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe (Bulk) – An Old Fashioned Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe

Whether you’re making Hot Chocolate Mix for your family or as a gift, this Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe (Bulk) is the way to go. With just 4 simple ingredients, this hot chocolate mix from scratch is perfect.

What makes it so special? It’s a hot cocoa mix without cocoa powder.

Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe (Bulk)

You need this Easy Hot Chocolate Mix in your cabinet. End of story. My daughter drinks a glass of hot chocolate made from this bulk recipe hot cocoa mix almost every day. It’s her little treat when she gets home from school, and I don’t mind one bit making it for her.

The hot cocoa mix is simple to make with only 4 ingredients. I found the original recipe in my Wayneburg Christian Church Cook Book. Those 1994 church ladies sure know how to cook and bake.

How do you make hot chocolate from scratch?

Homemade Hot Chocolate Ingredient List

• Nestle Nesquik Mix
• Dry Powdered Milk (nonfat dry milk)
• Powdered Sugar (confectioners’ sugar)
• Coffee Creamer (dry)

All you have to do is combine these four ingredients and store in an airtight container for delicious homemade hot cocoa from scratch.

For the full recipe and ingredient amounts for old fashioned hot chocolate mix can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Hot Cocoa Mix without Cocoa Powder Recipe

If you’ve ever wondered how to make hot chocolate without cocoa powder, then keep reading. This bulk hot chocolate recipe is for you.

Instead of cocoa powder, our recipe uses Nestle Nesquik. I am particularly fond of Nesquik because my Mom always bought it for us as kids to make chocolate milk. When Sam’s Club became popular, we loved the huge canister of Nesquik Mom would bring home!

The other cool thing about this from scratch hot chocolate mix is that it uses powdered milk. This eliminates the need to add milk when preparing. Instead, add 1/3 cup of the dry cocoa mix to boiling water and you have a perfect mug of cocoa.

What to do with Nesquik powder?

You know it, and you love it even if you won’t admit it. That chocolate powder that you mix with milk.  It’s Nesquik powder from Nestle, and you can use it for more than just plain chocolate milk. Mix it with powdered sugar, nonfat dry milk and coffee creamer for a homemade hot cocoa mix using Nesquik.

Recipe FAQs

• This is a hot cocoa recipe with powdered milk. What’s this mean? All you need is hot water to make amazing hot chocolate!
• We use plain coffee creamer (dry) for our hot cocoa mix from scratch. If desired, use vanilla, caramel or any other flavored dry coffee creamer.
• Where is nonfat dry milk in grocery store?  Check the baking aisle at your local grocery store or supermarket.
• Be sure to store hot cocoa mix with powdered milk in an airtight container or bag.  If it’s not stored properly, then your mix will clump. I like using these air lock storage containers to store mine in.
• Mix one cup of boiling water with 1/3 cup dry hot cocoa mix to serve.
• Check out our Amazon Store for our favorite pantry essentials, including Nesquik!

Recipe Variations

• Serve with mini marshmallows or mini chocolate chips. Top with whipped cream and sprinkles.
• To make it extra creamy, mix with warmed whole milk, or go dairy-free with almond milk or oat milk.
• Add a drop of peppermint extract to the mixture, or Peppermint Schnapps for adults.
• A drop of vanilla extract is also extra tasty.
• For a Mexican chocolate spin, add some ground cinnamon and/or nutmeg to the dry ingredients.

Gifts in a Jar Recipes

I love giving homemade gifts for the holidays. And my favorite way to present them is in a mason jar (Ball Jar). Tie a pretty ribbon or piece of fabric around with the serving instructions for a beautiful gift from the heart. Here are our top six gifts in a jar.

• Old Fashioned Hot Fudge Sauce
• Friendship Tea Mix
• White Chocolate Mix—Christmas Crack
• Homemade Martini Olives
• Bacon Cheddar Snack Mix
• Pay Day Bar Snack Mix

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