- 1/3 cup instant coffee
- 1 cup instant dry milk powder
- 1/2 cup powdered coffee creamer
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup store-bought instant vanilla
pudding mix
Measure all of the ingredients into a
clean, dry bowl. Use a fork to combine
everything evenly. If you are ambitious, you
can powder everything in a blender. I don't
always do this because I am lazy. You do get
really impressive results from it though,
and it is easier to do than one would
expect. Transfer the mixture to a resealable
container, or a pretty jar. This makes a
good gift, especially in the winter time.
To Prepare: Place 1/4 cup of dry Rich
Vanilla Cafe mix into a coffee cup. Add hot
water to fill up the cup (about 3/4 cup hot
water). Stir and serve.
I invented this recipe because I couldn't
find powdered vanilla flavorings. The
closest I could come was French vanilla
pudding mix. After I made this recipe, and
then tried it, I was amazed at how smooth
and creamy it was. Also, all of the powder
dissolved when I stirred it. I didn't find
the normal "sludge" of undissolved mix at
the bottom of my cup. It turns out that the
pudding mix has chemicals added to it to
make powders dissolve completely with only a
little bit of stirring. Since then, I have
included pudding powder in many of my coffee
and cocoa drink mixes. It really improves
the finished product a lot. When store-brand
pudding mixes can be purchase 2 or 3/$1 it
is a pretty cheap way to make hot drink
mixes into something really special.
In some of the recipes the pudding mix is
optional. If you prefer not to chance adding
the chemicals to your family's diet, then
they can be omitted. I've also seen organic
pudding mixes that look like they would
probably work in this type of recipe too. If
you find any at your local natural foods
store, give it a try and let me know about
your results.
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