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Hot Chocolate With Cocoa Powder (Without Milk Powder)

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Hot chocolate with cocoa powder is easy, homemade hot cocoa made using cocoa powder, milk and sugar as the main ingredients. This is a simple, quick and delicious chocolate drink made without milk powder or chocolate chips and it is perfect drink for fall season or holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.

hot chocolate with cocoa powder

The best thing about this hot cocoa recipe is that it is super easy to make at home using cocoa powder and milk which is mostly available at homes.

hot chocolate with cocoa powder

You can also add mini marshmallows as topping to make it even more delicious and decorative!

hot chocolate with cocoa powder

If you like simple, delicious hot chocolate, also try this easy instant hot chocolate coffee recipe!

Contents hide
1 Homemade Hot Cocoa Without Chocolate Chips Or Milk Powder
2 Vegan substitutes:
3 More chocolate drink recipes:
4 How to make hot chocolate with cocoa powder?
5 ingredients
6 Step by step instructions
7 Hot Chocolate With Cocoa Powder (Without Milk Powder)
7.1 Ingredients
7.2 Instructions
7.3 Nutrition

Homemade Hot Cocoa Without Chocolate Chips Or Milk Powder

Often, homemade hot cocoa drink is made using ingredients like semi sweet chocolate chips, milk powder etc.

This homemade hot cocoa is more simple without using milk powder or chocolate chips and it is made using more easily found ingredients in the kitchen, like milk, cocoa powder and sugar and so almost anyone can make it if you have these ingredients and it's delicious too!

hot chocolate with cocoa powder

Vegan substitutes:

If you do not want to use dairy products like milk or cream, you still can make delicious hot chocolate with cocoa powder and also any plant based alternatives for milk like oat milk or almond milk.

In place of heavy cream or coffee creamer, you can use any vegan coffee creamer or you may skip it to keep the drink low fat.

Also, if you want to make vegan hot cocoa, you may want to skip marshmallows.

More chocolate drink recipes:

chocolate banana almond milk

chocolate peanut butter milkshake

chocolate milkshake with chocolate ice cream

raspberry chocolate smoothie

chocolate blueberry peanut butter smoothie

So here is how you can make easy, delicious, homemade hot chocolate with cocoa powder.

How to make hot chocolate with cocoa powder?

To make homemade hot chocolate with cocoa powder, we use the following ingredients.

ingredients

milk 2.5 cups

cocoa powder 1 tablespoon

sugar 2 tablespoons

vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

heavy whipping cream or coffee creamer ½ cup

mini marshmallows 2 tablespoons

Step by step instructions

Place the milk in a saucepan, add cocoa powder and heat in medium heat while you keep stirring.

milk in saucepan
add cocoa powder to milk
making hot cocoa
making hot cocoa

As the milk begins to heat, add sugar and vanilla extract, whisk well to break any clumps formed by cocoa powder and continue to heat the milk until it begins to be foamy.

On the final stage, add the heavy cream or coffee creamer and stir well to combine with the hot chocolate, then transfer the prepared hot chocolate milk to cups.

making hot chocolate with cocoa powder
hot chocolate with cocoa powder

If the hot chocolate is too hot, wait for a while for it to slightly cool down.

Once the hot chocolate is at the right temperature of your preference, top with mini marshmallows (optional) and serve immediately for best results.

hot chocolate with cocoa powder

With this homemade hot chocolate recipe with cocoa powder, you can make about 2 cups of easy, homemade hot chocolate!

Below you can see the recipe for homemade hot chocolate with cocoa powder in detail.

hot chocolate with cocoa powder

Hot Chocolate With Cocoa Powder (Without Milk Powder)

Hot chocolate with cocoa powder, milk and sugar makes easy, homemade hot cocoa drink which is perfect for autumn season or holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas.
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: hot chocolate with cocoa powder
Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 411kcal
Author: Recipe Garden

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups milk
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream or coffee creamer
  • 2 tablespoons mini marshmallows

Instructions

  • Place the milk in a saucepan, add cocoa powder and heat in medium heat while you keep stirring.
  • As the milk begins to heat, add sugar and vanilla extract, whisk well to break any clumps formed by cocoa powder and continue to heat the milk until it begins to be foamy.
  • On the final stage, add the heavy cream or coffee creamer and stir well to combine with the hot chocolate, then transfer the prepared hot chocolate milk to cups.
  • If the hot chocolate is too hot, wait for a while for it to slightly cool down.
  • Once the hot chocolate is at the right temperature of your preference, top with mini marshmallows (optional) and serve immediately for best results.
  • With this homemade hot chocolate recipe with cocoa powder, you can make about 2 cups of easy, homemade hot chocolate!

Nutrition

Calories: 411kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 610mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 1499IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 448mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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