Copycat Nesquik Recipe
on Aug 16, 2014, Updated Oct 21, 2020
This CopyCat Nesquik Recipe will save all of us chocolate milk drinkers when in a pinch. My kiddos are huge fans of chocolate milk. A couple of them will only drink milk if they have chocolate added. One of my kiddos will only use Nesquik. He refuses to use syrup (which is always the cheapest). Nesquik can get expensive especially since we do not see coupons very often for Nesquik. Last week my son poured himself a nice tall glass of milk. We then hopped into the pantry to find an empty container of Nesquik. The hubby was quick to jump in and whip up a Copycat Nesquik for him to try.
Copycat Nesquik Recipe
This homemade Nesquik saved me a trip to the store (which I did not have the time for at that very moment). Also, my son was VERY happy with my hubs Copycat Nesquik Recipe and says it tastes just like the real thing.
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If you are in a pinch and looking to ave yourself from purchasing overpriced Nesquik… you will want to give this recipe a try too!
You most likely have the ingredients needed for this DIY Nesquik right in your cabinets. Just Baking Cocoa, sugar and salt. That’s it! Pretty simple that even the kiddos can whip it up.
INGREDIENTS
2/3 cup Sugar
1/3 cup Cocoa
Pinch of salt
DIRECTIONS
Combine ingredients and store in air tight container.
Add to 2 tbsp per 1 Cup of Milk
Copycat Nesquik Recipe
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup Sugar
- 1/3 cup Cocoa
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Combine ingredients and store in air tight container
- Add to 2 tbsp per 1 Cup of Milk
My son just mixed this up. He added a half teaspoon of powdered vanilla to the mix. He forgot the salt, though. He put all the ingredients in the blender and pulsed it for about 30 seconds. Maybe it was 60 seconds. He got a powder that was similar to what Nesquik is right out of the can. He used dark cocoa instead of regular. I suggested that he mix a bit of hot water in first and blend the powder well before adding the milk. He didn’t want to do that. So, I suggested that he only fill his cup part way with the milk; because, it was goung to take a lot of mixing to get it blended. So that’s what he did.
I asked him if it tasted like Nesquik. He said it was close enough and better than Ovaltine, which we tried as a more affordable option to the Nesquik.
This worked great! I did cut down on the sugar a bit. My only complaint is that I couldn’t stir it like packaged Nesquik. I had to use the blender (thankful for my single serving cup size)
Does powdered sugar work?
As has been mentioned, making a syrup with a little hot water is the key to dissolving in cold milk. I use 1T water per heaping 2T mix. Also, I add two drops of vanilla to give it the Nestle’s Quik flavor. Wait… did I just show my age using the original name?
I’ve seen many copy cat recipes out there and they all pretty much have the same ingredients. Has anyone tried using brown sugar instead of white? Also, on the can of Nesquik that I currently have (I am in Europe so the ingredients may be a bit different), cinnamon is listed as one of the ingredients. I think I will try this with granulated brown sugar and add in cinnamon as well to see how it goes. Thanks for the inspiration!
I do this, but I use a 3:1 rather than 2:1 sweetener-to-cocoa ratio, and I add some coffee creamer, and I use stevia & fructose instead of sucrose, to reduce the glycemic index.
However, I wish I knew how Nestlé gets Nesquik to dissolve so well in cold milk!
I wonder if you whizzed it in a Ninja blender if that would make it and combined enough to dissolve.
I’ve been making this for years, you do need to add in the recipe though that cocoa does not dissolve in cold milk. It only dissolves in warm liquid, requiring that some of the milk be heated first. So while it does taste good it did require an extra step over Nesquik.
I have a question for anyone who might know.. I use Sugar free Nesquik in my protein shakes but is there a good recipe to make this at home too? Any ideas? I have a Ninja so I can grind the mixture up pretty fine? Thanks in advance
Awesome thank you work out to afford the callories because they passed me and my clothes because I don’t know when to say when 😜if more 🌟 we’re available I would give more milk is not the limit for me
This will be much cheaper than Nesquick sugarfree. Splenda and cocoa and salt mixed in an airtight container is simple. Tablespoon of hot water and it’s ready for milk, iced coffee or in a blender with ice cream!
Seen this mixture, had to make. Would definitely be a cheaper option to the over priced Ñesquik, on the shelves.
When you take the mixture straight to cold milk it seperates, an your left with granules afloat on top of your milk.
First, take about 1 Tbsp warm tap water an your desired amount of mixture, make a syrup. Then add to your ice cold milk. Tastes just like ñesquik.
I made this recipe and it didn’t work for me–it tasted great but the mix did not dissolve in my milk at all. All the cocoa floated to the top and would not mix in. Is there a trick to this that I am missing?
A little trick I do, dissolve the powder in a tiny bit of hot water and create a chocolate syrup, then add to cold milk… <3
THANK YOU! I will hit it with my milk frother too and see if that helps.
I put the mixture into my Vitamix (or you can use a food processor) to make the powder very fine. I also sometimes dissolve the powder in a little bit of milk first and mix it into a sort of liquid syrup.
That’s it? And I’ve been spending extra at the store all of this time? Thanks for sharing this money saving tip. Pinned.
Cant wait to try this for little one. My question is how long do you think you could store it?
A great recipe! Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Your post has been pinned with the party!
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Wow! that is awesome and so easy
Stopping by from Hearth & Soul. I love this! My husband and so are big Nesquick users and I’m not that wild about it due to cost (yes..it is expensive!) and who-knows-what’s-in it. Really excited about this copycat recipe!
I love copycat recipes. So much cheaper than already made. Not at all hard to make and I DO have all the ingredients in my pantry! Hopped over from Mix It Up Monday Linky Party:)