Flavored cocoa mixes

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword cocoa gift in a jar, dairy-free cocoa mix, homemade cocoa mix, hot cocoa mix

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings 8 servings

A creamy dry cocoa mix with milk powder, cocoa, brown sugar and mini chocolate chips. Layer it in a clear jar for gifting or store it mixed.

Ingredients

1 cup powdered milk or powdered oat milk or coconut milk
⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
⅔ cup powdered sugar or erythritol, allulose, or monk fruit
¼ cup packed light brown sugar or brown Swerve
3 Tbsp butter powder (dairy-free butter powder, or 2 Tbsp coconut oil powder)
¼ cup mini chocolate chips (dairy-free chips)
¼ tsp fine sea salt
2 tsp vanilla powder

Directions

No separate mixing steps were copied; the notes say to layer the mix in a clear half-pint jar for gifting, or mix fully and store in a sealed quart jar. May be incomplete.

Notes

Combine ¼ to ½ cup of mix with 1 cup of hot milk or water; stir until smooth. Optional: whipped cream, caramel drizzle, a tiny pinch of salt. Keep sealed, cool and dry. Dutch-process cocoa gives the smoothest flavor; keep away from steam since milk powder clumps. Safety: contains dairy powders (milk, butter powder) unless the dairy-free swaps are used.

Nutrition

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, as cooked, 1 servings from 1/8 of the mix with 1 cup of hot milk or water; powdered milk (the first choice counted), ¼ cup packed light brown sugar (the first choice counted), butter powder (dairy-free butter powder (the first choice counted), ¼ cup mini chocolate chips counted as semisweet chocolate. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.