Rich and Creamy Homemade Chocolate Milk
Make rich, creamy chocolate milk from scratch using cocoa powder. This recipe is quick, uses basic ingredients, and tastes better than store-bought versions.
- Prep Time: 3 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 3 min
- Yield: 1 serving
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 cup cold milk (dairy or non-dairy)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Pour the hot water over the dry ingredients. Whisk until the mixture is completely smooth and the sugar is dissolved. This creates a chocolate syrup base.
- Pour the chocolate syrup base into a glass.
- Add the cold milk to the glass.
- Stir well until the milk is uniformly colored and mixed.
- Serve immediately over ice if desired.
Notes
- For a less sweet version, reduce the sugar to 1 tablespoon.
- Use whole milk for the creamiest texture. Skim milk works but will be less rich.
- To make a larger batch of syrup, multiply the syrup ingredients by four and store the extra syrup in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 25mg