Prep Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 8
1/2 to 1 cup sugar
1/2 to 1 cup cocoa powder
8 cups milk (1 1/2 cup non-instant dry milk and 8 cups water)
1/2 cup heavy cream, optional
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix dry ingredients in 3-quart (or larger) saucepan. Whisk in milk (or water if using dry milk) and heat over medium heat, stirring often. Remove from heat when steamy and add heavy cream and vanilla.
Adjust sugar and cocoa powder amounts to your liking, keeping sugar and cocoa powder measurements equal.
Variations:
*Italian: put a few small chunks of sharp provolone cheese in each mug with the hot chocolate (Michael's mom made it this way)
*Extra chocolatey: add a small handful of chocolate chips to your mug of hot chocolate and stir until melted
*Mint: substitute mint extract for vanilla
*Raspberry: add a couple tablespoons raspberry syrup to each mug
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Drinkable Milk Made from Dry Milk
This is Crystal's Drinkable Milk "recipe" that I adapted a little. I use non-instant dry milk from the LDS Family Storage Center. To find a Storage Center click here and to view an order form click here.
To make a gallon of milk, you need:
Water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla, optional
1 tablespoon sugar, optional
3 cups non-instant dry milk
About 4 cups crushed ice
1 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream (adds milk fat to help it taste more like store bought)
1. Fill a gallon-size pitcher about half full with lukewarm water.
2. Add vanilla, sugar, and dry milk.
3. Mix with a hand mixer (or wire whisk) until well blended.
4. Add 4 to 6 cups crushed ice and fill to the gallon mark with cold water (I usually pour it in with a measuring cup instead of using the tap to help decrease the bubbles.)
5. Stir in heavy cream carefully with a spoon so as not to spill. It is ready to use almost immediately because the ice helps to cool it down quickly.
Editor's Note 1/4/2014:
At first, we always used the vanilla and sugar, but then we tried it without and liked it just as well (as long as we use the heavy cream) and it was a lot easier to use the milk in recipes that use milk (such as macaroni and cheese).
To make a gallon of milk, you need:
Water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla, optional
1 tablespoon sugar, optional
3 cups non-instant dry milk
About 4 cups crushed ice
1 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream (adds milk fat to help it taste more like store bought)
1. Fill a gallon-size pitcher about half full with lukewarm water.
2. Add vanilla, sugar, and dry milk.
3. Mix with a hand mixer (or wire whisk) until well blended.
4. Add 4 to 6 cups crushed ice and fill to the gallon mark with cold water (I usually pour it in with a measuring cup instead of using the tap to help decrease the bubbles.)
5. Stir in heavy cream carefully with a spoon so as not to spill. It is ready to use almost immediately because the ice helps to cool it down quickly.
Editor's Note 1/4/2014:
At first, we always used the vanilla and sugar, but then we tried it without and liked it just as well (as long as we use the heavy cream) and it was a lot easier to use the milk in recipes that use milk (such as macaroni and cheese).
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