The Best Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix aka Hot Cocoa Mix

5 from 24 votes

The Best Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix aka Hot Cocoa Mix

A chocolate drink is winter or summer can be a real treat. This simple, easy and effortless recipe for the best homemade hot chocolate mix made with real chocolate makes the most amazing thick, creamy and delicious chocolate drink that taste like vanilla pastry cream. Use it as a base for making hot chocolate drinks in winter as well as frozen chocolate drinks in summer.

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 3 minutes

Total Time 3 minutes

Servings Servings

Calories 87kcal

Author Veena Azmanov

Ingredients

Hot Chocolate Mix

250 grams Confectioner sugar
100 grams Cocoa powder
65 grams Grated semi sweet chocolate I use 60%
2 tbsp Cornstarch
1 tbsp Spice powder Optional

Metric - US customary

Instructions

For the Hot Chocolate Mix

Grate the chocolate with a fine grater or use a food processor.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
Use a whisk to make sure the powders mix well.
Store it in an airtight container - I prefer to use a glass jar.

To make the drink

As a guide use 2 tbsp of powder for each cup of milk (dairy or almond milk)
Add powder to the milk
Heat on medium low until the mixture is thick and creamy
Strain into individual serving cups to remove any undissolved bits of chocolate
Top with grated chocolate or Marshmallows.

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