Snowman Soup With Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
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If you’re looking for a fun and festive treat for kids these holidays, you can’t look past this Snowman Soup recipe. It takes my homemade hot chocolate mix to a new delectable level.
As a child, we used to mix up a batch of Snowman Soup kits at the start of each winter and it would last the entire season. In fact, this is a recipe from my first-grade teacher, Mrs. Menotti. We made it as a class when I was six years old and everyone got to bring a sampling of mix and the recipe home. I was so thrilled when Mama then went out and got the ingredients for us to make, too!
Nowadays, I’m letting my kids make their own Snowman Soup kits with the same quick and easy homemade hot cocoa mix. Then they package it into little kits to give as “Snowman Soup”. This is such a great gift idea for classmates, friends, family, or anyone else your children would like to offer a special thank you to!
My homemade hot chocolate mix recipe is made with just 4 ingredients: instant milk powder, powdered coffee creamer, Nesquik instant chocolate milk powder, and powdered sugar. All the kids need to do is mix those ingredients together and then package it in a gift bag with the Soup necessities. This includes mini marshmallows, chocolate kisses, and a small candy cane for stirring. To make a cup of hot cocoa, your recipients just combine the ingredients with hot water.
Let me tell you, this is the creamiest, milkiest, chocolatiest hot chocolate you’ll ever taste. And the Snowman additions make it even better! I hope you and your family enjoy making Snowman hot chocolate these holidays.
Recipe Ingredients
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
- Instant powdered milk
- Powdered coffee creamer
- Nesquik instant chocolate drink mix
- Powdered sugar
Snowman Soup
- Marshmallows
- Hershey kisses
- Small candy canes
Helpful Kitchen Tools
How to Make Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
Now we’re just going to pour all ingredients into a large bowl!
This beautiful young lady pours in the powdered milk…
Adding in the powdered coffee creamer…
Then the Nesquik and confectioners sugar.
Mix it all up!
When you are done it will look like this!
This one batch made over 45 servings.
Snowman Soup
Now, to make your Snowman Soup, I measured out a heaping 1/3 cup of mix into a sandwich zipper seal bag.
I then folded the bag over, tape it, and place it in a larger clear gift bag.
In that bag, I place 10 mini marshmallows, two chocolate kisses, and a small candy cane.
Marshmallows for snowballs, Hershey kisses for the eyes, and a small candy cane as a stir stick.
I finish with a ribbon around the bag to seal it, a tag with instructions, and a copy of the below poem.
Voila! Snowman soup is ready to gift these holidays.
The instructions are as simple as filling a coffee cup about 1/3 full with the mix, adding hot water, and stirring.
Now, there are several poems available online but this is my favorite and printer-ready tags (with the poem) are available here.
Storage
When stored in an airtight container in a cool dry place like your kitchen pantry, this hot chocolate mix will last indefinitely (up to at least 12 months), as all of the ingredients have long shelf lives.
Recipe Notes
- This Snowman Soup idea works just as well with store-bought hot cocoa mix.
- If you don’t have confectioner’s sugar, granulated sugar works in a pinch.
- Feel free to substitute the kisses for a different type of chocolate. However, for less mess, it’s best if they’re wrapped.
- You can also use a bigger candy cane in any flavor.
Recipe FAQs
How do you serve homemade hot chocolate?
Besides the Soup treats, you can top your homemade hot chocolate with whipped cream, , or chocolate shavings.
How do you make peppermint hot chocolate?
Add a dash of peppermint extract to make peppermint hot chocolate.
How do you make Mexican hot chocolate?
Stir in a dash of cayenne pepper to make Mexican hot chocolate.
How do you make spiced hot chocolate?
Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of your favorite dried spices to your hot cocoa mix. I’d recommend 1 teaspoon of pumpkin spice or apple spice or 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg.
Check out these other gift mixes:
Homemade Sugar-Free Cappuccino Mix
And these hot chocolate recipes:
Ingredients
- 1 box instant powdered milk
- 1 6-ounce jar powdered coffee creamer
- 1 2-pound box Nesquik chocolate milk powder
- 1 pound powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a large container. Store in a sealed container until ready to use.1 box instant powdered milk, 1 6-ounce jar powdered coffee creamer, 1 2-pound box Nesquik chocolate milk powder, 1 pound powdered sugar
- To make hot cocoa, fill a mug 1/3 full with the mix, add hot water, and stir.
Nutrition
I love making homemade coco! I’m allergic to chocolate, but everyone looks forward to getting my new flavor each year! Instead of the quick I use just strait up Hershey’s or other quality coco…then you as the receiver can use the type sweetener besides the powdered sugar to make it sweeter! Got to have the powdered sugar in the homemade….unless u take the splenda blend and run it through the food processor…to make it more refine!
This is a wonderful recipe. Thank you, Christy.
I just completed a batch of this tonight with my son’s girlfriend. She was just a friend last year when I delivered pint jars with the tag to them all for christmas. He told me that he was held up for his when he came back to school this fall. It was great doing it with his girlfriend. Great bonding and getting to know time. We use mini chips in the mix vs. the kisses in the bag. Thank you for this it is a GREAT hit with his friends.
I did this for years for gifts for the kids to give their classmates. The poem was a little different. I added if anyone is interested.
SNOWMAN’S SOUP
WAS TOLD THAT YOU’VE BEEN GOOD
THIS YEAR,
ALWAYS GLAD TO HEAR IT!
WITH FREEZING WEATHER DRAWING
NEAR.
YOU WILL NEED TO WARM THE SPIRIT
SO HERE’S A LITTLE SNOWMAN’S SOUP
COMPLETE WITH STIRRING STICK.
ADD HOT WATER, SIP IT SLOW
IT’S SURE TO DO THE TRICK!
I have been making this hot chocolate mix for years. I did it one year as gifts for my co-workers. I made up the mix, put it in a plastic bag, went to the Dollar Tree and purchased Christmas cups to put it in. I also wrote the recipe on an index card and punched a hole in it and tied it on with red ribbon on the handle of the cup. It went over very well. My daughter, who is now 29 years young, liked it better than the bought mix. It keeps really good in an airtight bag or bowl.
I made the S’mores kit for my daughters Kindergarten class last year. I think I will be using Snowman Soup this year now that I have 2 in school. Thanks for sharing.
going to make this for my son’s 3rd grade class and going to make the mix in Cub Scouts to meet a cooking requirement. Thanks so much.
Mixing powders together should not be allowed as “cooking” for cub scouts! Pancakes are just as easy to mix up & you actually cook them!!
Millions of recipes begin with mixing powders together. Rather than criticize, I just want to give thanks and praise to Susan and anyone else who takes time out of their busy lives to give to support a group of Cub Scouts. This does SO much for the children and the experience is priceless. As a person with a home ec degree, cookbook author, and food writer, if you want to let cub scouts make PB&J sandwiches and call it cooking you’ll get nothing but praise and thanks from me for getting them in the kitchen and building their confidence. Thank you so much Susan!