Homemade Instant Hot Cocoa

Homemade Instant Hot Cocoa Mix

I have been making a larger version of this Homemade Instant Hot Cocoa Mix for years. This is my all time most requested homemade holidays recipe.

I love to make this Instant Hot Cocoa Mix recipe, package it in holiday cellophane bags and tuck the bag into a holiday mug.

Welcome to Day 4 of Christmas Week. This annual event was started in 2012, and is hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic. This year we have over 35 bloggers sharing festive sweet recipes for the event. Plus we all chipped in for a huge Amazon Gift Card Giveaway so be sure to enter!

This Instant Hot Cocoa Mix will make 9-10 cups of hot cocoa mix. You can make 9-10 homemade holiday gifts with this recipe.

If you need to make double the amount- 20 cups of hot cocoa mix which will make 20 Holiday Cocoa filled mugs you can check out my Homemade Peppermint Hot Cocoa Mix recipe and see how I package the cocoa mix in holiday mugs for an easy and cheap homemade holiday gift.

Recipes from Day 4 of Christmas Week! Please visit all our talented participants:

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• Homemade Instant Hot Cocoa Mix from Flour on my Face
• Chocolate Raspberry Walnut Rugelach from The Little Ferraro Kitchen
• S’mores Hot Chocolate from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks

This Homemade Instant Hot Cocoa Mix can be packaged in a mason jar for your holiday gift giving. Or you can package it individually in cellophane bags and tuck it into a pretty holiday mug.

How to make Homemade Instant Hot Cocoa Mix

• 9.3 oz container Nesquick
• 5 cups powdered milk or two 9.6 oz packages Carnation Instant Milk
• 1 1/2 cups non-dairy powdered coffee creamer
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 jumbo candy canes
• mini marshmallows

1. Sift all the dry ingredients one at a time into a very large bowl.
2. Mix with a large spoon until ingredients are uniform in color. (No streaks of white visible.)
3. Crush the jumbo candy canes and mix in with the cocoa mix.
4. Layer cocoa mix in a mason jar with mini marshmallows.

To make one cup of cocoa

1. Heat a mug of milk in the microwave.
2. Mix 4 tablespoons of the instant cocoa mix in the mug of hot milk.
3. Garnish with whipped cream and crushed candy cane.

Homemade Instant Hot Cocoa Mix #4

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• Author: Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 2 mins
• Total Time: 17 minutes
• Yield: 10
• Category: Instant Hot Cocoa Mix recipe

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Ingredients

• 9.3 oz container Nesquick
• 5 cups powdered milk or two 9.6 oz packages Carnation Instant Milk
• 1 1/2 cups non-dairy powdered coffee creamer
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 jumbo candy canes
• mini marshmallows

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Instructions

1. Sift all the dry ingredients one at a time into a very large bowl.
2. Mix with a large spoon until ingredients are uniform in color. (No streaks of white visible.)
3. Crush the jumbo candy canes and mix in with the cocoa mix.
4. Layer cocoa mix in a mason jar with mini marshmallows.
5. To make one cup of cocoa
6. Heat a mug of milk in the microwave.
7. Mix 4 tablespoons of the instant cocoa mix in the mug of hot milk.
8. Garnish with whipped cream and crushed candy cane.

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