Chocolate Milk from Scratch

Steve Wertz said:

I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not
that [censored] they sell in the store that has all the
disgusting thickeners in
it.

Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar?
My experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me
that cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the
milk first? (but then I have to wait for it to get cold
again...)

Yep. Make some hot cocoa and cool it down.

1/2 C sugar
2/4 C cocoa
3/3 C hot water 4 C milk

Mix everything except milk. Bring to a boil, then simmer a
minute or two, whisking. Stir in milk, heat back up but
don't boil.

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Quoted message said:

I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not
that [censored] they sell in the store that has all the
disgusting thickeners in
it.

Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar?
My experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me
that cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the
milk first? (but then I have to wait for it to get cold
again...)

-sw

Instead of adding the cocoa to the milk add the milk to the
cocoa. Combine your cocoa and sugar thoroughly. Now add just
a couple drops of milk and stir till it forms a paste.
Slowly stir in the rest of the milk.

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Quoted message said:

I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not
that [censored] they sell in the store that has all the
disgusting thickeners in
it.

Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar?
My experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me
that cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the
milk first? (but then I have to wait for it to get cold
again...)

-sw

Easier than cocoa powder and sugar is some form of chocolate
syrup. Fox's U-Bet or even Hershey's, whished rapidly into
cold milk makes a pretty acceptable drink.

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Wayne in Phoenix

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Steve Wertz <[email hidden]> wrote:
: I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not
: that [censored] they sell in the store that has all the
: disgusting thickeners in
: it.

: Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar?
: My experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me
: that cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the
: milk first? (but then I have to wait for it to get cold
: again...)

This may not really help you, but... we recently
switched from using cocoa to 99% using unsweetened
chocolate in making our 'chocolate sodas'. We
dissolve a one ounce block of chocolate [we're
using Scharffenberger] in about a cup of water by
heating. You would of course use milk. For us the
one ounce block is enough for a quart of 'soda'.
Yes, there are a few flecks of solid chocolate in
the final drink, but we think that that just makes
it even more interesting. We cool the melted chocolate-
liquid mix under cold running water, which takes
just a few minutes. --thelma
: -sw

Reg said:

Steve Wertz said:

I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not
that [censored] they sell in the store that has all the
disgusting thickeners in
it.

Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and
sugar? My experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee
tells me that cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold liquids.
Just heat the milk first? (but then I have to wait for it
to get cold again...)

Yep. Make some hot cocoa and cool it down.

1/2 C sugar
1/4 C cocoa
1/3 C hot water 4 C milk

Mix everything except milk. Bring to a boil, then simmer a
minute or two, whisking. Stir in milk, heat back up but
don't boil.

I guess this is one of those things where I've forgotten the
old-fashioned methods.

I'll be doing this tomorrow morning (so it'll be ready
by the time I get my next craving). In the meantime, I
made some chocolate frosting and spread it on chocolate
graham crackers, with a side of milk for dunking and
washing it down.

Thanks (again) Reg :-)

-sw

On 19 Jun 2004 05:27:55 GMT, [email hidden] (DJS0302)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not
that [censored] they sell in the store that has all the
disgusting thickeners in
it.

Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar?
My experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me
that cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the
milk first? (but then I have to wait for it to get cold
again...)

Instead of adding the cocoa to the milk add the milk to the
cocoa. Combine your cocoa and sugar thoroughly. Now add
just a couple drops of milk and stir till it forms a paste.
Slowly stir in the rest of the milk.

I tried that before I made the chocolate icing. It just
ended up clumping up and not really dissolving. I could have
tried the stick blender I guess.

-sw

Quoted message said:

Sqwertz spurts:

I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not
that [censored] they sell in the store that has all the
disgusting thickeners in
it.

Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar?

No, idiot, you need milk too. duh

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When I used to make it this way, I also added some
vanilla extract.
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Quoted message said:

Steve Wertz said:

I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not
that [censored] they sell in the store that has all the
disgusting thickeners in
it.

Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and
sugar? My experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee
tells me that cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold liquids.
Just heat the milk first? (but then I have to wait for
it to get cold again...)

Yep. Make some hot cocoa and cool it down.

1/2 C sugar
1/4 C cocoa
1/3 C hot water 4 C milk

Mix everything except milk. Bring to a boil, then simmer a
minute or two, whisking. Stir in milk, heat back up but
don't boil.

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(dot) com

Steve Wertz said:

I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not
that [censored] they sell in the store that has all the
disgusting thickeners in
it.

It's easy enough to make good chocolate syrup. Just mix
together approximately one part cocoa powder with three
parts sugar and three parts water and a dash of salt. Bring
it to a boil and boil it for a minute, then add a bit of
vanilla extract.

Quoted message said:

Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar?
My experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me
that cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the
milk first? (but then I have to wait for it to get cold
again...)

Mix the cocoa powder and sugar together and then add a
little bit of milk to make a paste and gradually add
more milk.

No One said:

When I used to make it this way, I also added some vanilla
extract.

I did editorialize a bit 🙂

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I have never seen or heard of chocolate milk made any other
way than with milk and chocolate syrup. Has that gone out
of fashion?

Steve Wertz said:

I guess this is one of those things where I've forgotten
the old-fashioned methods.

Done in new way. You're on the cutting edge as usual!

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Margaret Suran said:

I have never seen or heard of chocolate milk made any other
way than with milk and chocolate syrup. Has that gone out
of fashion?

We've always used Nestles Quick, which is powdered.

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Margaret Suran said:

I have never seen or heard of chocolate milk made any other
way than with milk and chocolate syrup. Has that gone out
of fashion?

Not at all. It's just that I don't have any, and it seesm
unnecessary if it can be made from scratch.

Syrup is a convenience product. Chocolate milk, OTOH, has
been around since the Aztecs. They didn't have Ovaltine
back then.

Thanks for the vanilla tip, whoever you are. I've been
looking to use up some fresh vanilla beans I got for
$.50/ea. (And yes - I already have some 'marinating'
in some rum.

-sw

Quoted message said:

cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold liquids

Two options, at least:

(1) stir a large amount of cocoa into a small amount of milk
(i.e., as with cornstarch and to make gravy) until you
have a thick paste. Then add the rest of the milk.

or

(2) use a blender.

Neil

Steve Wertz said:

Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar?
My experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me
that cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the
milk first? (but then I have to wait for it to get cold
again...)

Here's the final solution, combining several techniques
mentioned in this thread.

Combine 1 tbls of cocoa and 3tbls sugar with 1.52oz water to
make a slurry instead of a paste. Mix well and let sit for 3
minutes, mix again. Add 16ozs of milk (1 or 2%), stir again.
Then I add ice cubes since I like it really cold. Didn't
taste diluted at all.

This makes a prefect glass of chocolate milk - not thick
like the commercial pre-made stuff, or when using the pre-
made stuff or using the syrups or mixes with added
thickeners (people really like thick milk?)

I'll try adding some fresh vanilla beans in the next batch -
I'll probably mix up a large batch of this slurry and store
it in the fridge. Better (and much cheaper) than any syrup
or dry mix. Probably try and find some malt powder, too.

-sw

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Quoted message said:

When I used to make it this way, I also added some vanilla
extract.
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Quoted message said:

Steve Wertz said:

I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk -
not that [censored] they sell in the store that has all the
disgusting thickeners in
it.

Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and
sugar? My experience with powdered cocoa and iced
coffee tells me that cocoa doesn't dissolve in cold
liquids. Just heat the milk first? (but then I have to
wait for it to get cold again...)

Yep. Make some hot cocoa and cool it down.

1/2 C sugar
1/4 C cocoa
1/3 C hot water 4 C milk

Mix everything except milk. Bring to a boil, then simmer
a minute or two, whisking. Stir in milk, heat back up
but don't boil.

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you may need just a pinch of salt in the water/cocoa/sugar
syrup to really bring out the chocolate flavor

I usually only use 2 oz of water when making the chocolate
syrup base for hot cocoa. Stir constantly.. the cocoa needs
to cook a bit to lose "raw" flavor. Sort of the same concept
in cooking roux (flour and fat used to thicken sauces/soups)

Far as I can tell said:

I have never seen or heard of chocolate milk made any other
way than with milk and chocolate syrup. Has that gone out
of fashion?

Chocolate milk, like 100,000 other recipes, was made at home
from ingredients before someone put it in a container and
sold it as a convenience food product.

Umm... anybody know how to make this stuff by Ragu?

Petey the Wonder Dog << - - & sometime smart alec

Hark! I heard Margaret Suran <[email hidden]> say:

Quoted message said:

I have never seen or heard of chocolate milk made any
other way than with milk and chocolate syrup. Has that
gone out of fashion?

I still do it that way, Margaret -- learned it from my dad.
He loves chocolate milk; my stepmother has to buy Hershey's
syrup at Costco to keep him in supply... :-)

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