Homemade hot chocolate recipe

Homemade hot chocolate mix

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Homemade mix of powdered skim milk, cocoa, sugar, and salt, to be stored in an airtight container. Simply mix with warm milk.

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This hot chocolate mix can be made using ingredients you likely already have in your pantry. It can be stored for several weeks in an airtight container.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time—
  • Total5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCold mix
  • Estimated cost$2.21 $0.05 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

48 people
  • $0.25
  • $1.78
  • $0.16
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. ≈ 4 min
  2. Stir well to ensure a homogenous mixture. ≈ 4 min
  3. Store it in an airtight container. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Homemade hot chocolate mix

  • 280 g of skim milk powder (4 cups)$0.25
  • 90 g of cocoa powder (1 cup)$1.78
  • 200 g of sugar (1 cup)$0.16
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt$0.02

Total$2.21

that's $0.05 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 280 g of skim milk powder (4 cups)
  • 90 g of cocoa powder (1 cup)
  • 200 g of sugar (1 cup)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt

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