Homemade Nesquik . . . Chocolate Milk Makes A Comeback

I found this post about a year ago and since then have regularly made this. I use coconut sugar and do need hot water to dissolve the sugar and “bloom” the cocoa. It’s worth the exta step. I sometimes add a dribble of vanilla to the milk. Now, this is THE BEST if you make it breve. :-) (using half and half). Awesome.

Lastly, this mixture makes a GREAT mocha base. I make iced mochas a lot at home by putting 2T powder in my glass, pouring two shots over, stirring to dissolve. I add half and half (since I like Breve) and ice. It’s delicious. Now I need to get myself another bottle of Starbucks peppermint syrup and I’m good to go.

I noticed some people asking if this has ever been made with Stevia. I use half sugar and half Stevia in the Raw. My kids and Hubs LOVE it, and I enjoy a glass myself now and then. My goal is to make it nearly all Stevia in the Raw, with a bit of Raw sugar just for the taste; I find if I ease my family into things it ends up “sticking” more so then switching the recipe all together. While I know Stevia in the Raw isn’t exactly “Organic” its still healthier then straight sugar.

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A few nights ago my husband wanted to make chocolate shakes, but we had no chocolate syrup. Instead, he used our Nesquick with the vanilla ice cream and some half-and-half, since we were also out of milk! The shakes were delicious. Next time I’ll try the homemade version of Nesquick in our chocolate shakes. I’m sure it will be even better!

Love the recipe! Made just a single batch this evening and it was wonderful even the hubby liked it. We haven’t bought chocolate milk mix in such a long time and the kids will be so excited tomorrow when they get to have chocolate milk with breakfast!

If you put the dry mix in a blender, it’s will break down the sugar & salt to finer crystals & mix it at the same time. Then it would be easier to mix in milk. Or you could substitute powdered sugar – but be sure to adjust the measurements because you’ll need less powdered sugar.

Ha ha ha! I just made this and THEN read the hint about warm water. I was so sad that it was so grainy, but it sure did taste good! Thanks for the advice that I failed to read the first time! Two thumbs way up!

When my kids were small, I often added koolaid powder and sugar to their milk, and some of them like the orange, thickend the milk. They loved it.

Another thing I did was add food coloring to my home made bread. I’d take out part of the ‘sponge stage’ to color, and they brought sandwiches of pink, yellow, blue and green to school.

Just thought I’d share – this was in the 60’s

Thanks for sharing this simple, healthier way of making chocolate milk!

Thank you for this recipe! Do you use granulated sugar or powdered sugar? Thanks.

I suggest whirring that lovely mixture up in a food processor for a bit…. it makes the parts very small which makes them easier to dissolve in your liquid. In fact you might not need to add the hot water to dissolve it…
:)

Oh my, don’t use the hot water from the tap. That hot water tank is the perfect place to grow lots of bacteria. Mostly not awful on the outside, and killed by the detergents and soaps that we used to clean ourselves. However, ingesting it can sometimes cause really upset stomachs if you are in a reduced immunity condition, which all of us are at some points. Better to heat the water on the stove, and if you are in a hurry use a microwave (I’m not sure how safe those are, lol.) I use my clean electric pot.

I’m really curious about Calcium and it’s affects in an American diet, do you have any references for the fact you stated that 3/4 of teens suffer from calcium deficiency? Thanks!

Great recipe :) That’s my favorite way to make hot chocolate too, although I often will leave out much of the sugar since I prefer my drinks not very sweet.

Tried this recipe and loved it! Then I tired a variation that I usually use for hot chocolate. Take out 1/4 up of sugar, then add a small amount, about a tablespoon, of French Vanilla coffee creamer (such as “International Delight” or “Coffee Mate”) to the cold milk. Adds vanilla flavor and makes chocolate milk extra creamy!

I never have actually been a fan of Nesquik, but my child hates milk… I tested it out and it is a Wonderful recipe! Love it!!!

Thanks for sharing!! Definitely going to try it just as soon as I run out of the Nesquik I just bought. :-)

But the “lumps” are the best part of nesquik. You have to put in extra so it floats on the top and makes chocolate lumps.

I just made this and YUMMY! I blended my dry mix up in my Vitamix to get a finer powder hoping it would dissolve easier in the cold milk. It didn’t. lol However, doing the tiny amount of hot water at the bottom of my mug and dissolving the mix in that first worked perfectly. It’s a little more work but definitely worth it not to have all the “junk” that’s in the commercial mixes. My 3 yr. old is happily sipping away and so am I! Thanks so much for sharing!

I just tried this and my very picky 11 year old loved it … claimed it was better than Nestle or Hershey’s. :)
I did add a tiny bit of hot tap water to dissolve before adding the milk, and had no issue with it not mixing or any settling to the bottom.

Thank you!!

YUM! Just made this (While the kids are in school).. Tried the hot water in the bottom of my cup (worked perfectly) added about 1 1/2 tbsp of mix to my mason glass stirred it into the hot water and then topped it with cold milk. This is delicious! SO much cheaper than buying cocoa or nesquick from the store! I am only made 1 batch to make sure we would like it but if I love it this much I know my kids will as well. Thank you!

I found this post about a year ago and since then have regularly made this. I use coconut sugar and do need hot water to dissolve the sugar and “bloom” the cocoa. It’s worth the exta step. I sometimes add a dribble of vanilla to the milk. Now, this is THE BEST if you make it breve. :-) (using half and half). Awesome.

Lastly, this mixture makes a GREAT mocha base. I make iced mochas a lot at home by putting 2T powder in my glass, pouring two shots over, stirring to dissolve. I add half and half (since I like Breve) and ice. It’s delicious. Now I need to get myself another bottle of Starbucks peppermint syrup and I’m good to go.

I noticed some people asking if this has ever been made with Stevia. I use half sugar and half Stevia in the Raw. My kids and Hubs LOVE it, and I enjoy a glass myself now and then. My goal is to make it nearly all Stevia in the Raw, with a bit of Raw sugar just for the taste; I find if I ease my family into things it ends up “sticking” more so then switching the recipe all together. While I know Stevia in the Raw isn’t exactly “Organic” its still healthier then straight sugar.

Hi, Neat post. There’s an issue along with your web site in web explorer, could test this? IE nonetheless is the market leader and a large section of people will miss your wonderful writing because of this problem.

A few nights ago my husband wanted to make chocolate shakes, but we had no chocolate syrup. Instead, he used our Nesquick with the vanilla ice cream and some half-and-half, since we were also out of milk! The shakes were delicious. Next time I’ll try the homemade version of Nesquick in our chocolate shakes. I’m sure it will be even better!

Love the recipe! Made just a single batch this evening and it was wonderful even the hubby liked it. We haven’t bought chocolate milk mix in such a long time and the kids will be so excited tomorrow when they get to have chocolate milk with breakfast!

If you put the dry mix in a blender, it’s will break down the sugar & salt to finer crystals & mix it at the same time. Then it would be easier to mix in milk. Or you could substitute powdered sugar – but be sure to adjust the measurements because you’ll need less powdered sugar.

Ha ha ha! I just made this and THEN read the hint about warm water. I was so sad that it was so grainy, but it sure did taste good! Thanks for the advice that I failed to read the first time! Two thumbs way up!

When my kids were small, I often added koolaid powder and sugar to their milk, and some of them like the orange, thickend the milk. They loved it.

Another thing I did was add food coloring to my home made bread. I’d take out part of the ‘sponge stage’ to color, and they brought sandwiches of pink, yellow, blue and green to school.

Just thought I’d share – this was in the 60’s

Thanks for sharing this simple, healthier way of making chocolate milk!

Thank you for this recipe! Do you use granulated sugar or powdered sugar? Thanks.

I suggest whirring that lovely mixture up in a food processor for a bit…. it makes the parts very small which makes them easier to dissolve in your liquid. In fact you might not need to add the hot water to dissolve it…
:)

Oh my, don’t use the hot water from the tap. That hot water tank is the perfect place to grow lots of bacteria. Mostly not awful on the outside, and killed by the detergents and soaps that we used to clean ourselves. However, ingesting it can sometimes cause really upset stomachs if you are in a reduced immunity condition, which all of us are at some points. Better to heat the water on the stove, and if you are in a hurry use a microwave (I’m not sure how safe those are, lol.) I use my clean electric pot.

I’m really curious about Calcium and it’s affects in an American diet, do you have any references for the fact you stated that 3/4 of teens suffer from calcium deficiency? Thanks!

Great recipe :) That’s my favorite way to make hot chocolate too, although I often will leave out much of the sugar since I prefer my drinks not very sweet.

Tried this recipe and loved it! Then I tired a variation that I usually use for hot chocolate. Take out 1/4 up of sugar, then add a small amount, about a tablespoon, of French Vanilla coffee creamer (such as “International Delight” or “Coffee Mate”) to the cold milk. Adds vanilla flavor and makes chocolate milk extra creamy!

I never have actually been a fan of Nesquik, but my child hates milk… I tested it out and it is a Wonderful recipe! Love it!!!

Thanks for sharing!! Definitely going to try it just as soon as I run out of the Nesquik I just bought. :-)

But the “lumps” are the best part of nesquik. You have to put in extra so it floats on the top and makes chocolate lumps.

I just made this and YUMMY! I blended my dry mix up in my Vitamix to get a finer powder hoping it would dissolve easier in the cold milk. It didn’t. lol However, doing the tiny amount of hot water at the bottom of my mug and dissolving the mix in that first worked perfectly. It’s a little more work but definitely worth it not to have all the “junk” that’s in the commercial mixes. My 3 yr. old is happily sipping away and so am I! Thanks so much for sharing!

I just tried this and my very picky 11 year old loved it … claimed it was better than Nestle or Hershey’s. :)
I did add a tiny bit of hot tap water to dissolve before adding the milk, and had no issue with it not mixing or any settling to the bottom.

Thank you!!

YUM! Just made this (While the kids are in school).. Tried the hot water in the bottom of my cup (worked perfectly) added about 1 1/2 tbsp of mix to my mason glass stirred it into the hot water and then topped it with cold milk. This is delicious! SO much cheaper than buying cocoa or nesquick from the store! I am only made 1 batch to make sure we would like it but if I love it this much I know my kids will as well. Thank you!