Hot Beverage Mixes from Tupperware® Parties

I've been meaning to make some suggestions for low-cost family or hostess gifts, and this letter from a reader is a start on that:

"Hi.  Years ago, I had received a recipe from my Tupperware® lady; it was a recipe of how to make your own dry hot chocolate mix.  Do you happen to have that recipe?  I would very much appreciate it if you could send it to me.   Thanks much.   Also, I love your recipe page!  Great stuff! 

Sincerely,  Terri T"

Thank you, Terri.  I used to have a mix recipe I really loved, but that was when I had them stuffed in file box after file box, and I can't find it.  (Thank goodness I'm now using Recipe Software2000 to store my recipes.)   

So I asked the head of our Tupperware® distributorship, and got more than I had asked for. Here's some really great hot drink mix recipes.    

A great gift is to fill a pretty new container with a mix (everybody loves a gift of a Tupperware® container), attach a label with the name and instructions for making the drink, add a bow, and voila!  A great small gift for kids, singles, students, teachers, hostesses....  

These economical drink mixes are wonderful things to have on hand when you or someone else comes in chilled from the cold outside.  Try them all!

• Hot Chocolate Mix
• A Very Rich Cocoa Mix
• Austrian Mocha Expresso Mix
• Italian Cafe Orange Cappuccino Mix  
• Cafe Vienna Mix
• Swiss Mocha Mix

Hot Chocolate Mix      

1 6-oz. can of Nestles Quick
1 8-qt. size box of Carnation non-fat dry milk
1 10- or 11-oz. jar of dry coffee creamer
1 cup powdered sugar

Mix the above ingredients together and store in a labeled container. 

To make one mug of cocoa, place 4 rounded Tablespoons of the mix into a large mug.  Add 1 cup of boiling water and stir well to dissolve.    Top with marshmallows or whipped cream if desired.

Makes 100 1-cup servings

Rich Cocoa                  

1 cup milk powder
1 cup powdered coffee creamer
1 cup sugar
½ cup baking cocoa powder

Mix well and store in a labeled container. 

To make cocoa, use about 1 tablespoon mix per 1/4 cup steaming hot water added, or up to  5 tablespoons per regular
mug.

Variations:

• Peppermint-- add 8 crushed peppermint Lifesavers to a batch of mix
• Vanilla-- add 5 teaspoons vanilla powder to a batch of mix
• Cinnamon-- add 4 teaspoons cinnamon to a batch of mix

Austrian Mocha Expresso  

Mix well and store in a labeled container. 

To serve, add two teaspoons or more to taste to a cup of steaming hot water.  This blend is so delicious and smooth that people linger over it for hours.    It's especially relaxing and refreshing, and so satisfying.

Italian Cafe Orange Cappuccino

1 cup of instant coffee 
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 cups nonfat dry milk 
1 teaspoon dry grated orange peel

Mix well and store in a labeled container. 

To serve, add two teaspoons or more to taste to a cup of steaming hot water.   Unique blended orange flavor and coffee tastes like the coffee from the country it represents.  It's so different, it's great!

Cafe Vienna                    

1 cup instant coffee 
1-1/3 cups sugar
1-1/3 cups nonfat dry milk 
1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix well and store in a labeled container. 

To serve, add two teaspoons or more to taste to a cup of steaming hot water.   In Vienna, they drink this enticing coffee that makes for interesting conversation.  The cinnamon is so delicious.... you will love it!

Swiss Mocha Mix            

1 cup instant coffee 
1 cup sugar
2 cups nonfat dry milk 
4 teaspoons baking cocoa powder

Mix well and store in a labeled container.