I brought this Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix home to my mother when I was a first grader at Lincoln Elementary School in Huntsville, AL. Our teacher, Mrs. Menotti, let us make it in class and then printed out copies for each student to keep. Every time we even mention it now Mama always stops and says “That is the best hot chocolate I’ve ever had.” It is the creamiest, milkiest, chocolatiest hot chocolate mix you’ll ever taste!
It makes a bunch and is perfect for gifts. I like to put it in little mason jars and tie ribbons around the tops of them. The only thing required to make it is a large dishpan or other container, and something to stir with!
For This Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix You’ll need:
- Powdered coffee creamer
- Dry milk powder (also called instant milk)
- Nesquik chocolate milk powder
- Powdered sugar
I don’t recommend using another brand of chocolate milk powder but I do use generic in everything else. That Nesquik is also good to get because it comes in a standard size that the recipe calls for. Keep in mind this recipe is over forty years old just with us. No telling how long it had been in my teacher’s files.
- Dump all of your ingredients, in the quantities called for in the recipe card at the bottom of this post, into a large dishpan. I use my old faithful red sterlite dishpan.
- Stir that all up good. A whisk is best because it will get out any lumps, but a large spoon will do.
- Just get it all incorporated and you’re good to go!
I divide mine up among mason jars and put lids on them for gifting. Whatever I’m keeping for our use just goes in a sealed container to keep it dry and fresh.
These are so pretty! It would be a lovely hostess gift for Thanksgiving, too!
- To make a cup, fill coffee cup about 1/3 full with mix, add hot water, and stir!
Enjoy this beloved recipe from my childhood. ❤️
Ingredients
- 1 Box Instant powdered milk Enough to make 8 quarts
- 1 15-16 ounce container powdered coffee creamer About a cup and a half
- 1 2.2 pound box Nestle’s Quik
- 1 pound powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in large container. Store in sealed container until ready to use.
- To make hot cocoa, fill mug 1/3 full with mix and add hot water, stir.
Nutrition
You may also enjoy these chocolate recipes:
Old Fashioned Stovetop Hot Chocolate
I originally posted this Hot Chocolate mix years ago when my kids were very little. Click here to see that post and the photos of the kids making it back then. 
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I use chocolate powder creamer to make it more chocolatety.
That is an excellent idea.
I added an 8 oz package of Ghiradellie’s unsweetened baking cocoa.
Janis Hill, did you substitute the baking cocoa for anything else in the mix or did you just add it in extra? Hoping to make this for Christmas in just a couple of days.
I make this too. We use to,always have it at church for the kids and youth on Sunday nights In the winter . And especially after caroling. I store mine in one of this big plastic cereal keeper containers and keep it right by my microwave. I mix it in there too, by layering the ingredients and then put the lid on super tight and shake it and turn and shake till it is mixed in really well.
It is by far the best hot chocolate ever.
I noticed you have a 10-quart box of powdered milk, but the recipe states “enough to make 8 quarts” – do I only use 8 of the pouches or do you use all 10 of them? Thanks!! We love your recipes!
Thank you for the gift idea…This is perfect.
I finally mixed up this mix, it’s as good as I remembered as a young wife and mom. I sure was surprised how much a 4 lb. bag of dried milk ran ($14) but it should last all winter My husband and I just enjoyed a mug Thank you for sharing it with us
Do you by any chance have a dairy free version of hot chocolate mix? I lactose intolerant and need a non-dairy. Thanks, Mari
For those wondering how many jars this will fill, I just mixed up a batch and filled 10 pint size jars. With just enough left over to make a cup to enjoy after I cleaned up!
Thank you for sharing again! This was always our go to gifts when the children were small. Keep sharing and I will keep cooking!
I really want to make this to put in my coffee in the mornings.
What a wonderful idea Lacey!!!