Chai Tea Mix

I love tea.  Well, I should be more specific and state that I love tea like my Goobie makes . . . a lot of sugar . . . a lot of milk . . . leave the Lipton tea bag sit in it as well as the teaspoon to stir the tea every-so-often for maximum absorption of sugar.  So when I found this recipe, I knew it was for me.

Chai Tea Mix
adapted from USIS Cookbook


1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
1 cup French vanilla powdered non-dairy creamer
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups instant unsweetened tea (i use decaffeinated)
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves      

In a blender, combine all ingredients.  Blend 1 cup at a time until mixture is a fine powder.    Store in airtight container.

Add 3 heaping teaspoons to 1 cup boiling water.

Pumpkin Latte Mix

Yes, we got a Cuisinart that takes K-cups for Christmas.  BUT . . . I'm too cheap to buy the fancy K-cups.  This is one of the reasons I've been searching for mixes.  This one was made to appease the Hubby since he likes coffee and not any type of cocoa or tea . . . For me, I HATE coffee, so this has too much of a coffee flavor.  I may make it again, and reduce the coffee to 1/4 cup and increase the sugar (bad, I know!) to 3/4 cup.

Pumpkin Latte
~ adapted from allrecipes.com

1 1/3 cup powdered vanilla creamer
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 c instant coffee
1/2 c white sugar

Place in blender and blend until fine powder.  Mix 1-2 T in 1 cup hot water.

Hot Cocoa Mix

There are tons of recipes out there for hot cocoa.  Heck, I'd mentioned to a friend that I was looking to make my own mix so I wouldn't have to use the powdered store bought.  By the end of the day, I'd received emails from three other people with their versions of hot cocoa mixes. 

Here is the one I made.  I think I might do some more tweaking.  It was good, but not perfect.  It was certainly creamy, something I did like.  BUT I want it more chocolate-y.  Therefore, I'll be adding even more baking cocoa next time!

Hot Cocoa Mix

6 2/3 cup nonfat dry milk
1 cup instant chocolate drink mix
1 5 oz package cook and serve chocolate pudding mix
1/2 c confectioners sugar
1/4 c sugar
1/2 c vanilla powdered non-dairy creamer
3/4 cup baking cocoa

Dump all ingredients in blender.  Blend until powdery.  Mix approx 1/3 cup of mix in one cup boiling water.