Homemade Nesquik Recipe

This homemade Nesquik recipe will bring back the days of your youth. In the most delicious and satisfying of ways!

If I had to describe the taste of my childhood, it would unquestionably taste like Nesquik Chocolate Milk.

And if I had one wish for mankind (and knew that I wouldn’t be judged for ranking chocolate milk as a basic human necessity), it would be that every child could have a life full of chocolatey homemade Nesquik happiness.

I’m the oldest child in a six-kid family. Which means: my mom was pregnant a lot while I was growing up. Chocolate milk is the only craving I ever remember her having. And we used to buy Nesquik from Costco-sized barrels. Like… 5 or 6 at a time.

Sometimes I would hide in our pantry (no reason in particular, just for the thrill of it, I suppose), and I remember that I could full-on sprawl my entire body across crates of the stuff.

And I never thought it was weird or out of the ordinary. I figured every family in America must have been drinking Nesquik by the Costco-sized barrels, too!

Fast forward a (*cough*) few years, and here I am with my own kid (and a chronic chocolate milk craving, but no pregnancy to blame for that). And she loves Nesquik as much as I did.

But here’s the thing(s): it’s pricey stuff! And we’re on a major budget. Plus, I’m not super keen on letting my 2-year-old slurp down a bunch of preservatives and other unrecognizable ingredients.

Fortunately, a glance at the Nesquik label confirmed what was already pretty evident: at its core, Nesquik is just cocoa powder and sugar. And I’m stocked to the brim with both of those ingredients. So why not make my own copycat homemade Nesquik recipe?

After some experimentation, my family decided to stick with using confectioners sugar in this recipe. It’s just a taste preference. You can use granulated sugar instead, but there’s a quicker separation between the milk and the mix if you use granulated.

Either way, I strongly suggest blending the milk instead of stirring it. Blending is really just the best way to make it as smooth as possible. And it gets a little frothy which is pretty awesome.

We usually blend up a whole pitcher full, but there are many occasions when I just whip up a single serving! Our blender has a single-serving attachment, but have no fear if yours doesn’t!

Check out this simple single-serve blending method — all you need is a mason jar and a standard blender. Easy!

What’s the best food pairing for a tall, frothy glass of homemade Nesquik? Probably Nutella Cookie Bars. Yes. That sounds about right.

Homemade Nesquik Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Confectioners Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 cup Milk

Directions

1. Pour milk into blending cup. Add the sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla.
2. Pulse for 5-10 seconds until the dry ingredients are completely mixed in.
3. Serve immediately!