Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix, a wonderful homemade gift idea, perfect to give to friends and loved ones at Christmas or on other occasions, but it’s also great to keep at home always ready to enjoy a delicious homemade hot chocolate anytime! If you’re giving it as a gift, just add a personalized label with the doses and procedure, and I assure you it’s always a highly appreciated gift! But now, enough talk, prepare the jars and go make this hot chocolate mix!
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- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
- Energy 80.81 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 20.94 (g) of which sugars 10.99 (g)
- Proteins 1.51 (g)
- Fat 1.03 (g) of which saturated 0.61 (g)of which unsaturated 0.38 (g)
- Fibers 3.04 (g)
- Sodium 1.85 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 1 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Useful Tools
- Kitchen Scale
- Jar with airtight seal
- Sifter
Steps to Make Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
Weigh all the ingredients and sift them into a bowl.
Transfer the hot chocolate mix into the jar where you will store it. The dose is for 4 people, but you could also package the mix in single-portion jars!
HOW TO USE THE HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE MIX: for a liquid chocolate, pour a portion into a cup (about 0.88 oz of mix), heat (for 1 portion) 4.6 oz of water or milk, pour into the cup, stir, wait 2 minutes, and enjoy! If you want a nice thick chocolate, put the 4.6 oz of liquids and the powder together, stir, and place on low heat, always stirring, for 30 seconds! Enjoy!
Tips
As an aroma, I used cinnamon, but if you don’t like it, you can use vanilla or orange (always powdered aromas).
You can package the portions individually.
You can serve with a dollop of whipped cream.
I recommend closing the jar with a red ribbon and a nice card (maybe homemade as well!) if you’re giving it as a Christmas gift!
FOR SUGAR-FREE HOT CHOCOLATE: replace the sugar with an equal amount of erythritol or with 0.53 oz of stevia!
