What Makes This Recipe Great

This Dairy-Free Hot Chocolate Mix not only tastes better than the store-bought version, but it also makes an excellent DIY gift. Simply add this mix to a pretty jar with a bow and some greenery. It’s the perfect thoughtful and useful gift for teachers, neighbors, and friends. And if that wasn’t enough, this mixture is also sugar and dairy-free.

Ingredient Notes

The full ingredient list with measurements can be found in the recipe card of this post.

Powdered Coconut Milk: I love keeping my mix dairy-free by using powdered coconut milk. You can also use powdered oat milk or powdered soy milk. If you are not dairy-free you can use regular milk powder.

Powdered Swerve: To keep this recipe sugar-free, I like using swerve. However, if you are not sugar-free you can use regular powdered sugar. I also use powdered over granulates because it helps thicken your hot chocolate drink.

Cocoa Powder: I use unsweetened and prefer Dutch-processed.

Brown Swerve: I like using brown swerve because it is sugar-free. However, if you are not sugar-free you can use regular brown sugar.

Salt: This is key to balancing the sweetness of the mix. I like using fine salt instead of coarse salt.

Chocolate Chips: I always use Hu Kitchen Chocolate Chips because they are dairy-free.

Recipe Step By Step

1. COMBINE: Add all the ingredients except for the topping to a large mixing bowl. Mix together until evenly combined.
2. SIFT: Add mixture to a sifter or sieve to remove any large clumps. This process will ensure your mixture is nice and fine. Stir together one more time making sure there is no white left in the mix.
3. STORE: Scoop the mixture into containers or jars of choice.
4. DRINK: place 1/4- 1/3 cup cocoa mix in a mug along with 3/4 cup of hot water or hot milk of choice. Top with marshmallows or toppings of choice. If you like it extra sweet, stir in some honey.

Pro Tips

Sifting The Mixture: To ensure there are no clumps, be sure to sift the hot cocoa mixture so that it is smooth and fine. You can add the hot cocoa mixture to a food processor if you don’t have sifter. If you use the food processor make sure to add the chocolate chips after you pulse the mix.

Adding Chocolate Chips: I love adding chocolate chips to the mix to give it a little more creamy chocolate flavor.

Mixing With Milk: You can use hot water instead of milk, however, it won’t be as creamy and delicious. I always, always suggest mixing the hot cocoa powder with almond milk or milk of choice for best results.

Toppings & Booze

Feel free to add toppings of choice. The possibilities really are endless, however, below are some of my favorites.

• crushed peppermints
• crushed mint chocolate
• marshmallows
• M&M’s
• shredded coconut

If you are in the mood for a spiked hot chocolate you can easily add1 oz of one of the following:

• Bourbon
• Dark Rum
• Baileys
• Kahlua
• Peanut Butter Whiskey

An Easy DIY Gift

This hot cocoa mix makes the perfect useful and practical DIY holiday gift for friends, teachers or neighbors this holiday season! It is also great to share with others who have a milk allergy. You can pack in a mason jar with a ribbon or I used old Bonne Maman jelly jars with a twine bow and fresh greenery and berries from my yard. It’s so easy and affordable.

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