Hot Chocolate (Cocoa) Tips And Recipes

Cocoa is a wonderful beverage anytime for kids and adults alike. This page contains hot chocolate tips and recipes.

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Improving Instant Hot Cocoa

Make great hot cocoa that just as good or better then Starbucks (a lot cheaper too). Take one envelope of any kind of cocoa mix, pour in your favorite mug. Then add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of flavored creamer (I like French vanilla), and then pour the rest of the way with hot water!

By Amandaw from Bethesda, OH

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Milk with Coffee Creamer as Substitute for Hot Cocoa

If you are one of the thousands like me that suffer from migraines, this might interest you. Chocolate is one thing that I have had to give up, bah humbug! With our cold winters, nothing was better than a hot mug of hot chocolate to warm me up. Now I substitute a cup of hot milk with coffee creamer. There are so many flavors, I don't feel so bad about not having my hot chocolate any more.

By latrtatr from Loup City,NE

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Camper's Quick Cocoa

This is a great hot chocolate recipe! Nice to make up ahead of time and keep in an airtight container.

Ingredients:

4 qts. dry powdered milk
1 lb. Nestle's Quick
3 1/2 oz. coffee creamer
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Directions:

Mix together and store in tight container. Use 4 Tbsp. mix to 1 cup hot water.

Servings: varies - many

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cooking Time: 0 Minutes

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Make Hot Chocolate With Milk

Add milk to hot chocolate or cocoa! I worry about Hubby and Son getting enough calcium, so I often add some cold milk to their hot cocoa or chocolate. It cools the drink down enough for Son, and adds a nice flavor to inexpensive powdered mixes. And it uses up milk in the not-drinking-much months!

By Dorrie from Norman, OK

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Maple Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. baking cocoa
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 cup hot water
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
4 cups milk
1 tsp. maple flavoring
1 tsp. vanilla extract
12 large marshmallows

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Stir in hot water and butter; bring to a boil. Add the milk, maple flavoring, vanilla and 8 marshmallows. Heat through, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted. Ladle into mugs and top each with marshmallow. 4 servings

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Dry Cocoa Mix

With cold weather just around the corner, this is a great recipe to keep handy for cool evenings!

Ingredients:

1 (15 quart) package dry milk
2 lb. Nestle Quick
6 oz. jar Coffee Mate
1/2 lb. powdered sugar

Directions:

Combine all ingredients and store in large container. Use 1/3 cup mix to 2/3 cup water. This mix makes delicious hot chocolate. Will keep for a couple of months.

Servings: many

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cooking Time: 0 Minutes

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Mix Your Own Cinnamon Vanilla Hot Cocoa

Buy a packaged quality cocoa mix approximately 4-5 weeks before you plan to use it. Place it in a canning jar. Add a vanilla bean or two, ground cinnamon and sugar mixed to taste. Replace canning lid and seal tightly. The 4 or so weeks in storage will give plenty of time for the vanilla bean and cinnamon to gently flavor the cocoa.

When you are ready to wrap it and give it to someone as a gift, use a permanent marker to write inside the canning lid your instructions for preparation. Or you can make a label to wrap around the jar with raffia. You can use fabric or lace, etc. to make a topper and also attach with raffia or ribbon. It will look great and will be greatly appreciated.

Connie

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Cocoa Made With Chocolate Pudding

I'm searching for the post of the recipe for hot cocoa made with chocolate pudding but can't find it. Can anybody share their copy please?

Nellie from Franklin, IN

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By Judy (Guest Post)12/15/2006

you can find that recipe at http://hillbillyhousewife.com/ Enjoy

Perking Up Instant Hot Cocoa

To perk up a cup of instant hot cocoa, I like to put in a little something extra. I add a dash of flavoring to the prepared hot cocoa, such as vanilla extract, peppermint extract, even coconut or almond is good! I also like to put in a "shot" of half n half or cream if I have it, just to make it even richer.

By Carol from Landisville, PA

RE: Perking Up Instant Hot Cocoa

Good idea. I also like to add maybe 1/4-1/2 tsp of instant coffee to my hot cocoa. (11/12/2007)

By tthompson

RE: Perking Up Instant Hot Cocoa

Coffee creamer works great! Give the flavors a try too! (11/12/2007)

By Julie

RE: Perking Up Instant Hot Cocoa

Add a handful of chocolate chips to make it taste a little richer (11/12/2007)

By imaqt1962

RE: Perking Up Instant Hot Cocoa

Another great addition to hot chocolate is a spoonful of marshmallow cream! Mmmmm! (11/12/2007)

By Tripleb

RE: Perking Up Instant Hot Cocoa

Baileys is great too and it will perk you up. (11/13/2007)

By so good

RE: Perking Up Instant Hot Cocoa

Mmmm, peppermint schnapps for the grown ups! We do this, topped with whipped cream, with a candy cane 'swizzle stick' for our holiday party. The kids get the same, less the schnapps! (11/15/2007)

By cricketfeet