Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe

Hot chocolate mix recipe uses three main ingredients — chocolate, milk, and sweetener. Different types of chocolate can be used for making hot chocolate, such as dark chocolate, semi-dark chocolate, milk chocolate and even cocoa powder depending on the taste preference. However, when made with cocoa powder, it is specifically called hot cocoa. Sometimes marshmallows and whipped cream are also used for garnishing.

No, hot chocolate can be made with solid chocolate bars with different concentrations of cocoa including semi-dark, dark and milk chocolate. When made with cocoa powder, hot chocolate is also specifically called hot cocoa. For making hot chocolate, the solid chocolate bars are melted and mixed with milk or cream, and on the other hand hot cocoa uses a powdered base of cocoa with added sugar and is dissolved in hot water or milk. Taste wise, hot chocolate is more like a hot cup of thick chocolate while hot cocoa has a milder chocolate flavour and more pronounced taste of milk and sugar. Although both can be equally satisfying!

Hot chocolate is made by melting solid chocolate bars and dissolving them in milk with optionally added sweetener. Hot cocoa is made with a powdered base of cocoa that is dissolved in milk along with a sweetener. Since hot chocolate uses solid blocks of chocolate with a rich flavour, it has a more pronounced chocolate flavour with a thicker texture. On the other hand hot cocoa which uses the powdered form of cocoa tastes more like milk and sugar than chocolate and has a runny consistency. Yet, both are delicious!

Hot chocolate mix gets its own decadent richness with the addition of melted chocolate. Thus, it's also possible to make it with dry milk powder even when you don't have milk at home. To prepare the drink with the dry milk powder, you need to combine ¼ cup od dry milk powder with 1 cup of water and heat the mixture with constant stirring until the milk powder is dissolved and the mixture is smooth. Then, add ½ cup of chocolate chips or chopped chocolate and continue stirring until everything is combined. Optionally, add a sweetener of your choice and enjoy the luscious drink

This hot chocolate mix recipe takes about 10 minutes to prepare. For this you'll need to combine ¼ cup of Cadbury cocoa powder with 4 tbsp milk powder, 3-4 tbsp brown sugar, and ¼ tsp nutmeg powder to add a nutty taste. After combining the ingredients together, you can use this mix to make instant hot chocolate anytime and store the mix for up to 1-2 months.