Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2012

I thought this was going to be the recipe that my mom used to make when I was in high school but it's not. Perhaps it is because the NesQuick has different ingredients than the old Nestle's Quick. I know it has less sugar than its predecessor. So, I made similar changes as everyone else and it turned out fine, especially when marshmallows are melted in it. Thank you to the one who submitted this recipe that gave me the base mix. Once I had that, the changes were easy.

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bakeNsing

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2011

People you need to read the recipe properly your "advice" is to up the instant chocolate drink mix to 3 cups. The recipe calls for a 16 ounce container, a 16 ounce container is a little more then 3 1/2 cups of powder. I think people are seeing that 16 ounce and automatically thinking that is 2 cups. There are 16 ounces in two cups of liquid, it doesn't work the same with a powder. I have made this exact recipe for over 35 years and have never once had any complaints or anyone tell me they tweaked it any. Thank you Fran for posting it!!!!

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Grammycj

Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2011

Very good recipe, but caution--very expensive TO MAKE--POWDERED MILK ALONE WAS $16, NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF COCOA AND ALL THE CREAMERS.. RESERVE THIS RECIPE FOR ALL THE SPECIAL PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!!!

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deb

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2010

O, Yes this is good. It makes 1 gallon of dry mix. For the weight watcher, it's 3 points-plus.

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KolachQueen

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2010

This was great! However, I could not find a review that told me how to mix this great volume of powders together!! A hand sifter is not sufficient! I used my food processor in 8 batches to get the consistency of all powders very fine. Then dumped everything in a 270 ounce capacity Lock & Lock container (bought from QVC). Let the kids shake it well. Ingredients: a 25.6-oz box of Great Value (walmart brand) powdered milk measured 11 cups. Used an 8-oz container of Great Value French Vanilla coffee creamer. (This made it taste like marshmallows were melted in the hot chocolate.) Used an entire container 21.8-oz of Nestle Quick, and the 2.5 cups of powdered sugar.

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Lesley

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2008

This is the same recipe we've had in our family for years, and a true holiday favorite. Every year we pick a flavored coffee creamer (dried, of course) to add for an extra treat. Friends and family can't wait to see what we've chosen. This year it's french vanilla!

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Kate

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2007

I don't know the exact ratios because I usually make a smaller batch, but this receipe is great. It is what my mom would make a big batch at Christmas and we would drink it all winter long.

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Bailey

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2007

I scaled down the recipe down to 20 servings cause I wanted my family to try it out before considering giving as holiday gifts. They did like the flavor but said they weren't really impressed. We did add mini marshmellows.

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GodivaGirl

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Living In: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2007

I changed this recipe quite a bit, but it was still an awesome base. I just added a bunch more chocolate powder and nesquick. This is so good, I can't even being to tell you how much I love it. i put it in jars layered with marshmallows for gifts and they're a big hit!

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Annie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Susanville, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2007

This was a great start, but I tweaked it a lot by using suggestions from previous entries. I used 3 cups choc. drink mix, 1/2 C. french vanilla creamer, 1/2C. regular creamer, 1/4C. unsweetened cocoa, 1 bag of semi-sweet baking chips, 3/4 bag of small marshmallows and 1 large milk chocolate hershey bar shaved. Another idea I had was instead of using choc. chips and shaved chocolate, use the chopped Andi's candies to make mint hot chocolate.

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