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Make your own healthy chocolate drink mix!

March 26, 2012 · 60 Comments

Make your own healthy chocolate drink mix!

 

Let’s face it, no matter how much slick marketing they like to spin, the chocolate drink mixes on the market are anything but healthy!

Refined white sugar form the base of these drinks….. and don’t even start me on the artificial additives! While that’s okay in moderation, some kids find it hard to be moderate with chocolate milk. Making your own version at home is not only cheaper, but it’s chockful of nutrients that growing young bodies need. This has a healthier sugar, is high in fibre, gluten free and all natural.

I found this great recipe some time ago on the Thermomix forums, posted by Cathy. The kids love it and I am happy they are drinking something that is good for them.

 

Healthy, Homemade Milo

 

So, this is what you need:

3 tablespoons flaxseeds

2 tablespoons organic sunflower seeds

2 tablespoons organic sesame seeds

2 tablespoons organic pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

1/3 cup organic almonds

1/4 cup organic brazil nuts

1/4 cup organic cashews

1/4 cup organic pecan nuts

1 cup raw organic cacao powder

1 cup organic rapadura sugar

 

Healthy homemade milo

 

So, this is how you do it:

Grind all the nuts and seeds together first – use the thermomix on speed 9 for about 10 seconds or use a strong food processor or coffee grinder. The aim is a fine powder, not a paste!

Add cacao powder and rapadura and mix thoroughly. Test a little bit in some milk first – your kids might like it with a little more sugar as rapadura is not as sweet as normal sugar.

To use, just put about 4 teaspoons in a glass of milk and stir briskly. It won’t dissolve completely because of the nuts and seeds. Store it in the fridge for up to two months. If you don’t use a lot, keep it in the freezer.

You can use it in baking, on top of icecream – the possibilities are endless! I have even used it to make yummy truffles – roll teapsoonfuls of homemade nut butter in it!! Ohhhhh, so good!

I love to chat, so if you make it, come back and let me know how you went and if you liked it!

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Comments

  1. Natasha Conrad says

    March 26, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    I’ve been making this for a while now and I just love it. It’s great in a healthy version of Milo slice too. Thanks for posting!

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  2. naturalnewagemum says

    March 26, 2012 at 10:03 pm

    that sounds fab Natasha… can you post us up the recipe at all ?? Sonia x

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  3. elleandsam says

    March 27, 2012 at 6:16 am

    This looks delicious, I can’t wait to give this a go. Thank you for sharing.

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  4. naturalnewagemum says

    March 27, 2012 at 11:19 am

    Thanks elleandsam! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂

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  5. tessadomesticdiva says

    April 6, 2012 at 10:26 pm

    Sounds lovely…and all the seeds pack some protein punch! Thanks for the idea!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      April 7, 2012 at 6:42 am

      hope you like it Tessa! Let me know how you go! Sonia 🙂

      Reply
  6. Lea says

    April 14, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    I am SO happy to have found your website!
    I look forward to trying this, thank you.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      April 14, 2012 at 4:29 pm

      Hi Lea ! Welcome ! I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think. 🙂

      Reply
  7. becstable says

    May 14, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    Love it. I am not a Hot chocolate drinker really, I do like my coffee but every now and then on those really cold days. Yummm. Oh and its great made into ice-cream. I will be posting it on my blog

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  8. Lindy says

    June 24, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    It’s definitely hot chocolate weather and this sounds delicious, can’t wait to make it- thanks for sharing!!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      June 25, 2012 at 10:39 am

      It definitely is hot chocolate weather!

      Reply
  9. Maike says

    August 28, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    Just came across your blog today…had to laugh about the “I don’t sell the Thermomix” disclaimer, as people would swear that I am in the employ of Vorwerk the way I go on about it. My 18 month old DS is allergic to 11 different foods, so I could not survive without it! Look forward to trying some of your recipes and am always willing to share some of mine 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 29, 2012 at 8:25 am

      People keep telling me I should sell them, but where to find the time??? thanks for stopping by Maike 🙂

      Reply
  10. Kareen Gall says

    January 18, 2013 at 8:11 pm

    This is also great in milo biscuits. They aren’t the most healthiest but they taste good.
    makes about 25 biscuits
    125g butter
    200g sugar
    240g sr flour
    50g milo
    1 egg
    cream butter and sugar 30sec speed 5
    add egg,flour and milo 10 sec speed 5
    mix about 20sec interval speed
    roll into balls place on a lined tray and bake 180C 10-15min
    let them cool on tray.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      January 18, 2013 at 8:27 pm

      thanks Kareen for sharing ! I will have to have a play around and see if I can make some without the wheat flour! 😉

      Reply
  11. Alexx says

    January 20, 2013 at 11:35 am

    Wow. So different to mine! Am sure it would be delicious 🙂

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  12. mumsthewordbloggy says

    January 22, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    cant wait to make this!! thought I had all the ingredients and then saw Ive got to get the right cacoa powder.. ans pecan nuts.. lol school holidays are not a good time for real shopping lol!!

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  13. Tim says

    January 24, 2013 at 8:58 pm

    I don’t have a thermomix, will a normal food processor do?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      January 24, 2013 at 10:04 pm

      you could give it a try Tim – but maybe a coffee grinder to grind up the nuts would work better?

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      • Tim says

        January 27, 2013 at 4:03 pm

        I tried it with normal cocoa, brown sugar & a coffee grinder. More sugar than I’d like but I don’t eat any other sugar so I can live with it. Very yummy!

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        • Natural New Age Mum says

          January 27, 2013 at 6:07 pm

          awesome 🙂

  14. marrisa says

    January 27, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    Hi – I have to have a sugar free diet – even the healthy sugars – would this taste too bitter without any sugar do you think?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      January 27, 2013 at 6:07 pm

      Yes, probably! Are you allowed to have stevia or xylitol? I am allowed those on the candida diet. 🙂

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      • marrisa says

        January 29, 2013 at 2:50 pm

        thanks yep I can have stevia – just not sure how much you would put in it to substitute..

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        • Natural New Age Mum says

          January 29, 2013 at 3:01 pm

          I would put in about half what I said here and then test it for yourself for taste – keep adding till it tastes right 🙂

        • marrisa says

          January 29, 2013 at 3:06 pm

          Thank you! Will give that a try!

        • Lorraine Kleinschmidt says

          April 24, 2013 at 7:59 pm

          I’m gonna try this with xylitol 🙂
          Marissa, how did you go with quantities? I usually go half xylitol to sugar as NNAM said. Just wondered if you had tried

  15. Jennifer says

    January 31, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    I finally made this. My daughter and I loved it. I have never really let her have chocolate milk so she looked at me weird when I said “would you like some chocolate milk?” But she consumed happily and said it was “awsome”. I loved it too. I think it will be great for the 3pm pick up, when my energy often drops and water is just not cutting it. Thanks so much.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      January 31, 2013 at 5:55 pm

      awesome Jennifer!! It is a fab pick me up! 🙂

      Reply
  16. Jennifer says

    April 1, 2013 at 8:48 am

    I just shared this link on my face book page. Day to Day cooking with Thermie. Hope you don’t mind.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      April 1, 2013 at 9:40 am

      Jennifer – bloggers LOVE it when you share our links!! Thanks so much!

      Reply
  17. Millie says

    April 24, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    This looks amazing!I cant wait to try! how long would this last in storage?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      April 24, 2013 at 8:54 pm

      that is a very good question – we kept it in the fridge (so the nuts don’t go rancid) and my kids use it quick so I don’t really know…. but a couple of weeks? it would be better to do small amounts and keep it fresh 🙂

      Reply
  18. Kirsty Hannah says

    May 3, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    Hi:) Came across your site when finding out more about ingredients in choc drinks- I LOVE my milo, but never have been sure about giving it to my daughter. This is def a safe option:) I just tried the recipe now, and made into a hot drink… yummy taste:) Thanks for sharing:) One question though… I can’t have too much milk, so I made mine with hot water and top up with milk, like I usually do. You did mention that it won’t dissolve completely because of the seeds and nuts… but I felt like I was “Chewing” my drink towards the end… I followed your recipe (speed 9 for 10 secs) and aware that I could easily turn it into a paste with the nuts’ oils so was careful… but is that the way it’s supposed to be? I liked it and actually like “chewy drinks (and smoothies)” and know my 2 year old will love it, but mmmm trying to convince my hubby that healthy natural foods are yummy.. he might not be convinced. Each to their own- I just want to make sure I had the right consistency and that’s the way it’s supposed to taste?
    Sorry for the long winded comment :/

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      May 3, 2013 at 11:28 pm

      yes, it doesn’t dissolve like normal milo but it shouldn’t be tooo chewy! have you tried other milks like coconut or almond?

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  19. Courtney says

    June 5, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    Hi there,
    I love reading through your Facebook page and blog – you’ve given me so many amazing ideas!! I would love to try this, but we are a total nut free house. Could you please suggest any substitutes for the nuts (or would it not work without them?)
    Thanks 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      June 5, 2013 at 9:11 pm

      Hey Courtney – leave them out or subsitute with seeds 🙂

      Reply
  20. Megan says

    June 28, 2013 at 10:53 am

    What perfect timing. I haven’t bought Milo in ages and we just ran out of hot chocolate so the ingredients for this one will definitely be on next weeks shopping list. PS I love my thermi too 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      July 2, 2013 at 12:21 pm

      let me know what you think Megan!

      Reply
  21. Rebecca says

    August 21, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    So wish I had a Thermomix 🙁 they sound great!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 21, 2013 at 10:13 pm

      they are! you can make this is a coffee or nut grinder though 🙂

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  22. Alicia says

    September 29, 2013 at 8:51 pm

    So I didn’t follow the recipe ! Silly me! Subsituted LSA and walnuts for a few of the nuts. Made up qualities. Ground it all together. It’s pretty damn yummy but definitely need to grind nuts first and I will add more cacao and rapadura. I may experiment though and make a rapadura syrup, turn it into a praline ( can this be done ?!) and grind a bit to give that milo ‘crunch’

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 3, 2013 at 12:23 pm

      great idea!! let me know how you go!

      Reply
  23. Taryn Kirby says

    October 30, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    Oh My GOSH i made this last night.. and YUMMM!!! DELICIOUS

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 30, 2013 at 2:35 pm

      brilliant!!

      Reply
  24. Kristina says

    June 2, 2014 at 8:06 pm

    Just wondering I’m allergic to sunflower seeds could I just leave them out?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      June 2, 2014 at 9:20 pm

      of course Kristina 🙂

      Reply
  25. Cheryl Hoffman says

    August 8, 2014 at 1:15 pm

    Just made this with what nuts I had at home, brewed it in the coffee press with water, and then added a bit of cashew cream when I served it. Very yummy Thanks

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 9, 2014 at 9:39 am

      yummo! 🙂

      Reply
  26. Rhianon says

    March 2, 2015 at 12:35 pm

    I made this last year with my sisters thermomix and called it “healthy milo”. The kids weren’t buying it. So one day instead of putting milo on their oats (don’t judge me), I put this on it and called it “chocolate nuts”. WINNER!

    I’m going to make it today, too, but in my bellini. 🙂 Thanks again!

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 10, 2015 at 2:58 pm

      Love it Rhianon!

      Reply
  27. Marcie says

    October 2, 2017 at 8:35 am

    Just made this today, pleasantly surprised at the outcome. My kids are begging me to buy milo, so this is my compromise.
    Thanks for creating 🙂

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      October 3, 2017 at 5:13 pm

      Awesome Marcie!! x

      Reply

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