Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipes
Yes, I’m a hot drink fanatic. I’ve collected some really good hot chocolate recipes over the years and decided to compile them here for you, all in one place.
First, Hot Chocolate For A Crowd. After pony rides and a pony pinata at my oldest’s six year old birthday party, we were freezing. Poor girl loves the outdoors and her birthday is in November which is coat weather or worse here in the midwest. I made a huge kettle of this brew ahead of time and had it heating on the stove…as you can imagine, its steamy warmth hit the spot for our numb fingers and frozen gullets!
Hot Chocolate For A Crowd Serves 22
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups Hershey cocoa
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 1 gallon milk
- 1 TB (or more) vanilla
In a saucepan combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Gradually add hot water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly till mixture boils. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Add milk, heat to serving temperature, stirring occasionally. Do not boil! Remove from heat, add vanilla. Serve hot!
Martha Stewart’s White Hot Chocolate Serves 8
~ Mmm, rich and creamy, completely worth the effort!
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 6 cups whole milk
- 12 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 block of dark chocolate
Using a vegetable peeler, shave chocolate into curls; set aside. Place white chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl; set aside. Place milk and cream in a medium saucepan set over medium heat until bubbles begin to form around edges of pan (about 4 minutes). Do not boil.
Remove mixture from the flame. Immediately pour over white chocolate. When chocolate begins to melt, gently stir to combine.
Whisk in vanilla. Continue whisking until light foam forms.
Serve immediately. Garnish with chocolate shavings or marshmallows.
Basic Hot Chocolate Serves 4
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bits
- 1 pint heavy cream
- pinch cinnamon
- whipped cream, flavored with vanilla
Melt chocolate bits in a *double boiler over hot water and stir in the cream. Heat just to boiling point, stirring constantly. Add the cinnamon, and serve in 8 ounce cups topped with whipped cream.
*I don’t own a double boiler, I simply place a metal bowl into a kettle of boiling water…works great!
Hot Cocoa Mix Makes 5 quarts
~My friend Kim makes this and gives it away at Christmas, it’s very good!
- 11 ounces coffee creamer
- 2 lbs Nestle Quick (powdered)
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 1 eight quart container powdered milk
Mix together in a large bowl. Store in airtight containers. Will fill 5 quart size jars.
To serve: Fill cup to 1/3 full and add hot water, stir, and enjoy!
Lest you think I’m always whipping up homemade concoctions, we usually buy one of those humongous family-sized cannisters of Swiss Miss each fall. Haven’t gotten that done yet. We’ve had some chilly-cold mornings already, so I’ve been glad for the above recipes. You can bet we’ve used more than one of them these past two weeks!
Comment by Colleen
September 21, 2007 @ 6:42 am
Yum! I made some hot chocolate yesterday at work and it hit the spot!
Comment by Mary
September 21, 2007 @ 3:02 pm
It’s that time of year! I love the cool down…
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Comment by Leticia
September 24, 2007 @ 1:12 pm
That first recipe almost sounds like my mom’s homemade cocoa.
I make it for my boys every winter and we sure enjoy it.
Thanks for sharing.
Comment by Mary
September 24, 2007 @ 2:59 pm
You’re welcome! Of course, this week, the weather’s too hot for it!
Comment by Jenny
December 16, 2007 @ 8:43 am
Sounds delicious. Great recipes!
Comment by Mary
December 17, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
Thanks, Jenny!
Comment by Starr
December 25, 2007 @ 2:21 pm
Thanks for the hot chocolate recipes! I made the first one today for my daughters, who are home from Bible college for Christmas break. It was soooooo good. We put marshmallows, whipped cream and hershey’s syrup on top! As if it wasn’t sweet enough! LOL
Comment by Mary
December 26, 2007 @ 5:33 pm
You are so welcome, Starr! I’m glad it was a hit, your additions are making my mouth water! I’m SO glad your daughters both made it home for Christmas, what a blessing! Hope your time with them seems to last long enough!
Happy End of the Year to you and yours!
Comment by Mrs. Brigham
January 16, 2008 @ 6:17 pm
Well look who I stumbled across while Googling homemade hot cocoa recipes
Comment by Mary
January 16, 2008 @ 7:22 pm
Hee hee, good to know Google has picked me up!
Woo-hoo!
Comment by dohfiddle
January 21, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
Yemporarily gave up my diet Deliciuus
Comment by Mary
January 21, 2008 @ 3:42 pm
What is life w/o temporary indulgences?
Glad you liked it!
Comment by Robert Garcia
February 23, 2008 @ 3:22 pm
There are some great receipes here!
My wife is from Peru and recently she made me some Hot Chocolate like the one her mom used to make back in Peru instead of our typical morning coffee.
Basically what she did was melt some chocolate nuggets made from pure, un-processed cocao and the ACAI Berry(very Healthy)in some hot water with some cinnamon sticks and at the same time she boiled some oats in some water. Then when the chocolate had melted and the oats had boiled for a few minutes she took a strainer and poured the oats mixture into it and let the water mix with the chocolate and stirred it all together. Then she added evaporated milk and sugar to taste and let it simmer for about 5 minutes. It was different but very tasty.
Comment by Mary
February 25, 2008 @ 7:08 pm
Robert, that description makes my mouth jealous! I sometimes add evaporated milk to our hot chocolate, so I’m familiar with the richness that it adds, I’d love to try your wife’s recipe, thank you for sharing the how-to’s!
Comment by Chris Davis
March 4, 2008 @ 9:21 pm
Hey Mary,
Here in New York City we have a store called MarieBelle and they sell a bunch of AMAZING hot chocolates. And they make some incredible artistic chocolates.
Also, I wanted to share an article we just put up on our blog that talks about healthy chocolate-covered snacks. I hope you and your readers enjoy it.
Nice to meet you.
Chris Davis
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Comment by Mary
March 6, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
Chris–thank you for the great links! Maribelle’s sounds wonderful, methinks we’re really missing out here in the mid-west!
I really enjoyed my visit to your site, and just browsing Maribelle’s makes me want some of that iced chocolate with coconut! Yum!
Comment by Crystal McBride
July 14, 2008 @ 6:32 am
Great recipes! They all sound wonderful I wouldn’t mind trying a few! Do you ever make Mexican/spiced hot chocolate? It would be interesting to see what an expert like yourself would recommend. Thanks again!
Comment by Mary
July 14, 2008 @ 4:08 pm
Oh goodness, I’m NOT an expert! These recipes came about by trial and error and because I have a family that loves hot chocolate! Even my dh drinks it in abundance during the winter time to warm up, b/c he can’t stand coffee! The only Mexican spiced hot chocolate we’ve had was some a friend brought us back from Mexico. It came in a hard block and we grated it into powder to mix with hot water. It was SO yummy! I think it was the hint of cinnamon that made it so delicious. Do you have any tips on making a copy-cat recipe for those of us who can’t get to Mexico on a regular basis!
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Comment by Mary
August 19, 2008 @ 12:00 am
Glad you found it here! Thanks for commenting!