This homemade hot chocolate mix recipe is the closest you will come to rich, gourmet, melting chocolate. An easy hot cocoa mix that comes together in two minutes in the food processor and makes enough mix for the entire winter.

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homemade hot chocolate mix recipe with dark chocolate

Dark Hot Chocolate Mix

It keeps getting colder outside, and I’m not sure why it takes me by surprise every year. Fall is the coziest season and this homemade hot chocolate mix makes it even cozier. This year I have been really focused on making more and more things at home. Sometimes it just hits me, the things that I buy that I don’t need to. Like hot chocolate mix- someone else just came up with a mix and packaged it. We can do this ourselves at home friends. We’ve got this.

Also, store-bought hot chocolate packets just don’t hit the spot for me. They may a weak and watery, hot chocolate and they ultimately don’t mix well (all that wasted chocolate at the bottom though!). Since I don’t have time to melt chocolate bars and lovingly mix them with cream; I came up with this homemade hot chocolate mix that tastes rich and chocolatey. This is easily scooped and mixed with hot water or milk (use milk).

hot chocolate mix recipe hot cocoa on a spoon

INGREDIENTS YOU NEED FOR THIS HOT COCOA RECIPE

You can make this homemade hot chocolate mix with regular sugar or sugar-free Swerve. I always choose sugar-free but my recipes work exactly the same with regular sugar.

Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder: This cocoa powder is so good.
Dry Milk Powder: For a creamier flavor.
Vanilla Powder: Intense vanilla flavor.
Sugar or Swerve Sugar Substitute: Use regular confectioners sugar or Swerve confectioners (sugar-free).
Chocolate Chips or Lilys Chocolate Chips (sugar-free): Your favorite chocolate chips or Lily’s sugar-free chocolate chips (sweetened with Stevia)
Vanilla Extract: Just a little.
Salt: For a flavor explosion.

How to make dark hot chocolate in a food processor

HOW TO MAKE BULK HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE MIX AT HOME

You will LOVE not having to buy hot chocolate packets at the store this year. Just running into your pantry for a couple of scoops of homemade hot chocolate mix saves time, and the flavor is so much better!

Combine all ingredients except vanilla extract in a food processor.
Process on low while slowly dripping in the vanilla extract, allow to process 1-2 minutes until all ingredients are combined.

homemade hot chocolate mix recipe on a spoon with marshmallows

CAN I MAKE KETO HOT CHOCOLATE MIX?

Yes, by using Swerve confectioners and Lilys chocolate chips this recipe has around 3.8 net carbs per serving.

THIS DARK HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE MIX GOES GREAT WITH:

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