Name: Homemade Hot Cocoa
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 1 min
Ingredients: 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 cup organic sugar cane (or regular sugar); 1 tsp cinnamon (optional); 1 pinch of salt

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Want to learn how to make a hot chocolate recipe? Here is a simple recipe for homemade hot cocoa mix that only takes 30 seconds to prepare!

When I was growing up, I always made hot chocolate from a white packet, which I dumped into a mug of hot water, and mixed well with a spoon.

Now that I am a parent, who reads labels on processed foods, I have learned to make my own hot chocolate recipe.

Why did I make the switch? Well, for starters, the ingredients on one of the most popular hot chocolate pre-made mixes was pretty startling:

Corn Syrup Solids
Dairy Product Solids
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Artificial Flavor
Cellulose Gum
Sodium Caseinate
Dipotassium Phosphate
Sodium Aluminosilicate
Mono and Diglycerides
Guar Gum

Here is what is in my homemade hot chocolate mix:

Unsweetened Cocoa
Organic sugar cane (or regular sugar)
Cinnamon (optional)
A Pinch of Salt

Sounds much more appetizing, doesn’t it?

The best part is that my children actually prefer the taste of this homemade hot chocolate. It’s also cheaper than buying pre-made mixes, and it only takes about 30 seconds to make!

You can even make in in larger batches, so you only have to do it once. Whenever you’re ready for a cup of hot cocoa, just grab the mix, add it to some warm water or milk, and done!

Table of Contents

Hot Chocolate Mix

Makes a little less than 1 cup of mix, which is enough for 4 – 5 mugs of hot cocoa.

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup organic sugar cane (or regular sugar)
1 teaspoon of cinnamon (optional)
A pinch of salt

Mix together all of the ingredients, and store in a clean mason jar for up to a year.

Hot Chocolate Recipe

Makes 1 cup of hot cocoa

2 – 3 tablespoons full of hot chocolate mix
1 cup milk
A small dash of vanilla extract

Bring one cup of milk to a boil over medium-high heat. Immediately remove from heat, add in homemade hot chocolate mix and a dash of vanilla extract (optional).

Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon, if desired.

How To Make Homemade Hot Chocolate

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Homemade Hot Cocoa

A homemade hot chocolate mix recipe that only has four ingredients and takes about 30 seconds to make!

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 1 minute

Cook Time 3 minutes

Total Time 1 minute

Servings 5 cups of cocoa

Ingredients

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup organic sugar cane or regular sugar
1 tsp cinnamon optional
1 pinch of salt

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a mason jar, seal with a lid, and shake vigorously until well mixed.
Make Hot Chocolate: For each hot cocoa, add one cup of milk to a pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then immediately remove from heat, stirring in 2 – 3 tbsp of the hot cocoa mix per cup. Add in a dash of vanilla extract (if desired).

Buy the Ingredients

You should be able to find all of these ingredients at your local grocery store, but if you prefer to shop on Amazon (like me) here are the ingredients I use:

Kiva Raw Organic Cacao Powder (Unsweetened Cocoa – Dark Chocolate Powder) – Made from the BEST tasting PREMIUM Criollo Cacao Beans – Large 1 LB. Bag Wholesome Organic Cane Sugar, Fair Trade, Non GMO, 10 LB, single unit Frontier Organic Cinnamon Ground, 1.9 Ounce Container Redmond Real Sea Salt – Natural Unrefined Organic Gluten Free Fine, 10 Ounce Shaker (2 Pack)