Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate in a Jar Recipes | Healthy Alternatives
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As a modern homesteader and a mom, hot cocoa around the holidays is also a must. But every time my kids would use those packets of store-bought cocoa …
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Melissa,
Am just curious, if you start out with dry/dehydrated milk powder, cane sugar, and cocoa powder. I would think it would be easier to just mix the dry ingredients in the right portions and store the hot cocoa mix in a jar so it's ready to use. If there are concerns about the ingredients separating over time, they can be put in a blender to pulverized them so the particle sizes are equal. Why go through the trouble of making a couple of gallons of hot cocoa then freeze drying it to turn it back into a powder? I don't understand.
Looks delicious, will download for sure
Great tip on filling the top and bottom trays less full! I have been quite afraid of any explosions, so I always pre freeze my liquids! My favorites is freezing then in ice cube trays or even sandwich size ziplocks, then open and dump onto the fd tray!
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Where is the easy version? I don't have a freeze drier and I don't know anyone who owns one.
Thank You, Melissa! Perfect timing. I was planning on trying hot chocolate mix for the freeze dryer, now I will just DO IT! Today I completed my 1st batch of brewed coffee and it was a success 🙂
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Love hot chocolate. My grandmother taught me to mix the sugar and cocoa together, heat the milk then add the sugar cocoa mix. It blends right away. Bring it up to full temp. No water needed.
FYI:
Melissa I heard about a trick that will help with your processing time with the freeze dryer.
Take your trays and place them in your deep freezer. Then pour in your liquid. Once it froze solid place it in the freeze dryer to continue your process. Have heard that several people say that this helps even with the cost of the electricity used by the freeze dryer. They have also said that it is quicker this way.
It could be an experiment for you to try and see if it does work better.
This sounds so delicious! I love the idea of the additional mini chocolate chips. More chocolate the better 😊
I powder all my liquids by places my broken up trays into a gallon zip lock bag and using a rolling pin to make it into powder, less waste of my precious powders.
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I make a similar cocoa recipe but I use monk fruit sweetener instead of sugar, sometimes I'll use maple syrup but that's a very rare treat since I have to be careful about my sugar intake. I also dissolve the cocoa powder in an equal amount of coconut oil instead of water, it adds to the richness and also makes it taste just a little bit sweeter.
I have your "Home Made" book but was looking for powder version. TFS👍☕
So why not mix the dry milk powder and cocoa powder along with the sugar? All organic of course. 😏 Then put into your storage containers.
Now where can I fit a freeze dryer in my condo! I want one bad!
I like to use coconut sugar in mine to reduce glycemic index naturally! I must say, the freeze drying part seems like much more added effort, time, energy cost to run etc. Just to have to add a mix to water (rehydrate) again. You can just make up a mix and add hot water later.
I so want a freeze dryer… one of these days!!
I've created my own recipe, no sugar, and, add roasted carob powder for added nutrition. I doubt children would like it, because they prefer sweet, but, adults who have reduced sugar as a health benefit, do. You are so creative, thank you for sharing your hot cocoa recipe.
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My grandfather-in-law in Mexico drinks his hot cocoa without milk (fresh roasted cacao, piloncillo, and water) and it's very common to make it that way there. I got used to it that way after cutting dairy to nurse my CMPA baby and only like it that way now. In case anyone is wondering, it can be done! ☺️
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What a coinkidink, I was just checking emails on my laptop and this popped up on phone. 😂💜
I'm so excited for these recipes. I am working on drinks this week coffee, teas and cocoa, very excited for this homemade version. I've got the homemade book but somehow I've never seen the hot cocoa recipe. Will surprise the kiddos with this and see if they approve before I make a big batch for the shelf.