- In today's video,
I'm going to show you how to make,
instant hot cocoa mix.
I'm going to show you how to make the mix in bulk
and how to make it into little baggies,
which are going to be the same way that
you normally buy these instant cocoa mixes
at the store,
so they make it portable and all
you need is hot water to mix it
and you have a cup of hot cocoa,
let's get started.
For this recipe,
we're going to need powdered milk.
Powdered milk is your base to make instant hot cocoa,
and then unsweetened cocoa powder.
We're also going to need powdered sugar
because instant hot cocoas are sweet
and we need cornstarch
which is going to help it bind together,
and I personally like to add a little pinch of salt.
Those are your ingredients,
I'm going to leave all the measurements below the video
and how much goes into each baggie.
I just want to make sure I stay on track with you,
right here, in this video.
We're going to start with powdered milk,
I going to put it in this larger bowl right here.
I'll also have all the quantities for you
below the video in the description box.
So powdered milk is the base of this recipe,
because we're not using liquid,
we're going to be mixing it with water
and then unsweetened cocoa powder
that also goes in the bowl right there
to make this recipe sweet,
we're going to use powdered sugar.
I'm going to add that into the bowl,
the reason I use powdered sugar is
it dissolves well when you add hot water,
granulated sugar is not a good substitute for this
because you're going to have the little granules
and the hot water doesn't always disolve it.
That's why I use powdered sugar,
I'm also going to add just a little bit of cornstarch
to the entire mixture,
it helps everything bind and thicken as well,
and then a little bit of salt to even out that sugar.
I'm going to take a whisk
and incorporate everything together.
You want to make sure that the little clumps
from the cocoa powder incorporate in there,
you could also use a sifter and sift everything through,
but the cocoa was pretty fresh so it's good to go.
If you just want to have a big jar of it,
in your pantry,
you can grab a storage container,
a big zip bag, a jar,
and then we can transfer it into the jar.
You could also make this as gifts,
big jars for somebody.
All right, guys,
at this point you would put on the lid
and store it in your pantry,
or you can also use it in individual zip bags,
or measure it into a mug
and make your very own cup of hot cocoa.
Now if you want to make individual baggies of hot cocoa,
just like the store-bought ones,
again is one-third of a cup of this bulk mix
into a zipped bag
and that's all you need.
You just zip it and store them like this,
you can reuse the zip bag.
you could buy reasonable zip bags
but these are great if you're going camping
or going somewhere
and you already make your own mix at home.
This is how you would make individual ones.
All right,
right out of the jar,
you would measure out a third of a cup into a glass,
now that my water is boiling,
I'm going to show you how this turns into hot cocoa.
This is our mix,
we pour in some hot water about a cup of hot water,
and then you can take a spoon and mix it,
or one of these little powder mixers.
There you have it,
a perfect cup of hot cocoa.
(gentle music)
(woman blows)
My burnt tongue for days.
Make sure you check the ingredients
and measurements right below this video,
There are other hot cocoa recipes on this channel.
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