This post may contain affiliate links. This Dark Hot Chocolate Mix is made with just a handful of simple ingredients, such as dark cocoa powder, powdered milk, sugar, and powdered creamer. Top with mini chocolate chips and marshmallows and pour yourself a hot cocoa bar hot mug of cocoa in just a minute or two!
This Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix recipe is great for homemade gifts, or just keeping on hand for your family! Hot cocoa mix This time of year, there’s not a whole lot that hits the spot more than a big steaming mug of hot cocoa. Or hot chocolate, whichever one you call it. There’s just something so comforting about it. All of the other hot chocolate recipes here on the website are made from scratch, and require melting chocolate into milk.
That’s where this delicious hot cocoa mix comes in. Keep a jar of it handy in your pantry for up to 6 months, but I think the marshmallows taste fresher if used before 3 months. Since it’s already made up, all you have to do is add some to your favorite mug, and top with 8 oz of hot milk, stir, and enjoy! Add powdered sugar, powdered milk, cocoa powder and powdered creamer to a mixing bowl and whisk to combine and remove any lumps.
Top the powdered mix with mini chocolate chips and mini marshmallows. The core ingredients will last in the pantry for up to 6 months, or maybe even more. With the add ins though, your shelf life will go down a bit, as chocolate chips can go bad and marshmallows harden with age. So I usually store the powdered mix in a jar by itself, and use a separate jar for the chocolate chips and marshmallows. Make sure you’re using quality ingredients. How to use this hot chocolate mix Bottom line, a 1:2 ratio is my formula for making hot cocoa from this mix. So whatever amount of mix you add, add twice as much liquid.