by Leslie Sausage - leslie@frugalhomemaker.com
We love Hot Cocoa and have tried many recipes! Laura, my daughter, has "tweaked" this recipe to become one of our favorite homemade hot cocoa recipes. It's very easy to make at home or share as a gift in a jar for a friend!
2 cups nonfat dry milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup non-dairy creamer
1 dash of salt
miniature marshmallows, optional
Combine ingredients and mix well. Store in an airtight container. Yield 4 cups mix
To make Laura's Hot Cocoa Mix:
Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of mix to your favorite mug and fill with boiling water. Stir to blend. Add some marshmallows or cream.
Sometimes we like to add some miniature marshmallows to the mix and then fill a quart jar with the cocoa mix and miniature marshmallows combination. The marshmallows dry and get firm, but soften when hot water is added.
For gift giving, one year we used clean one-quart mayonnaise jars for the cocoa mix. On red paper, my son wrote the directions and added a cute poem. He cut it out with pinking shears and glued it onto the jar. We used regular canning lids and rings for the jars rather than the mayonnaise lids. Add a circle of holiday fabric, which has been trimmed with pinking shears and tie with some raffia or ribbon. You can also attach a peppermint stick or candy cane to top of the jar with the raffia or ribbon. This gift is always well received!
Gift Tag Ideas:
Wishing you a Warm and Wonderful Christmas!
Wishing you a Warm and Wonderful Holiday Season!
Snowman Soup
When the weather outside is frightful,
Snowman Soup can be delightful.
May it warm your spirit and your soul.
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
When you feel a chill or burrrrrr,
Use the peppermint stick to stir.
Add hot water and sip it slow.
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow.
Flavored Cocoa Variations
Try the Single Cup/Trial Version of this recipe to see if you like it:
2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons non-dairy creamer
Try a sugar-free version by substituting artificial sweetener equal to 1 tablespoon of sugar in this recipe.
Note: Copyright 2003 by Leslie Sausage Leslie Sausage is a freelance writer, mom and author of 100 Gift Mixes -- Cocoa, Coffee, Tea and Cappuccino, an e-cookbook with variety of wonderful hot beverage mixes. For creative, practical and fun ideas for your home, visit Frugal Homemaker http://www.frugalhomemaker.com
A cookie baker Jan 1, 2008
Would make this again.
I use STEVia--a natural product as compared to'artificial' sweetners. I did not care for it by itself, so have used it in cakes, cookies, and cocoa mixes at: in place of 1 cup of sugar I put in 1/4 C sugar and 1 TBSP Stevia.--Stevia is a bit expensive, but goes a looong way.
Merry Dec 21, 2007
Would make this again.
I love this recipe! It is very hard to find a good recipe for Hot Cocoa mix:0)~
Erin Smith in South Carolina Dec 19, 2007
Would make this again.
Yummy! Great teacher presents! Betteryet, it is delicious!
Michelle in Illinois Dec 12, 2007
Would make this again.
Wonderful! I was looking for a good recipe to make mugs with for my office. I altered it just a little by adding a 1/2 cup of nestle's into it and about 2 more tablespoons of cocoa powder in it to make it a bit richer. Overall, this was the best I tested for my project.
Dec 10, 2007
Would make this again.
i have this recipe and loved it. i made it with nestle vanilla instant milk and it was very very good.
Elyse in Ontario Dec 10, 2007
Would make this again.
This is delicious! I'm going to put this into little jars as presents for all of my friends. I might put in a little less sugar and a little more cocoa though :)
A cookie baker Dec 10, 2007
Would make this again.
great!
karla in alabama Dec 10, 2007
Would make this again.
Great!
Dec 7, 2007
Would make this again.
i absolutely loved this recipe! it was very delicious while sitting around the fireplace and listening to Christmas music with the family. thank you so much! i will DEFINENTLY make this again!
Susan in GA Dec 6, 2007
Would make this again.
This is really good; I only tried the sample version, as I had tried different recipes on the net and didn't care for them. I will be making jars of this for Christmas! Many thanks! This one's a keeper!
