Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix, a great homemade gift idea, perfect for giving to friends and loved ones at Christmas or other occasions but it’s also great to keep at home, always ready to enjoy a delicious homemade hot chocolate anytime! If you gift it, simply add a personalized label with the doses and instructions and I assure you it’s always a much-appreciated gift! You’ll also find ingredients for a sugar-free and low glycemic index mix! But enough chatter, prepare the jars and rush to make this hot chocolate mix!
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- Cost: Affordable
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter
Ingredients for Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
- 1.5 oz powdered sugar
- 0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp cornstarch (maizena)
- 0.25 tsp ground cinnamon
- 0.5 oz stevia (to be ground to a powder with a blender)
- 0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2.5 tbsp low glycemic index flour
- 0.25 tsp ground cinnamon
Useful Tools
- Kitchen scale
- Jar airtight closure
- 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, you could also package the mix in single-serving jars!
HOW TO USE THE HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE MIX: for a liquid chocolate, pour a portion into a cup (about 0.9 oz of mix), heat (always for 1 portion) 4.5 oz of water or milk, pour into the cup, stir, wait 2 minutes and enjoy! If you want a nice thick chocolate, put the 4.5 oz of liquids and the powder together, stir and place on low heat, always stirring, for 30 seconds! Enjoy!
Advice
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 (perhaps homemade as well!) if you are gifting it for Christmas!
FOR A SUGAR-FREE HOT CHOCOLATE: replace the sugar with an equal amount of erythritol or with 0.5 oz of stevia!
