Easy Homemade Bournvita Milk Powder
A healthy, homemade milk powder recipe using nuts, seeds, and cocoa to recreate the classic malty chocolate drink—delicious, easy, and nostalgic!
Servings 1.5 cups
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Walnuts
- 1/3 cup Cashews
- 1/4 cup Almonds
- 2 tbsps Sesame Seeds
- 2 tbsps Flaxseeds
- 2 tbsps Pumpkin seeds
- 3/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1/3 cup Dark Chocolate Chunks or Chips atleast 70%
- 1/4 cup Unprocessed Cane or Coconut Sugar
Instructions
- Dry roast walnuts and almonds separately till the colour becomes a shade darker. This should take 5 minutes.
- Now separately roast flaxseeds, sesame seeds and pumpkin seeds till you get a crackling sound and set them aside to cool.
- Once the nuts and seeds are cooled, take a spice blender jar. Firstly, add walnuts, cashew and sesame seeds and grind them well. Do not grind for too long. Transfer into a large bowl.
- In the same jar, add flaxseeds, almonds and pumpkin seeds. Grind to a find powder and transfer to the mixing bowl.
- Now, grind dark chocolate chunks or chips till they are partially broken into a powder. Transfer it to the mixing bowl.
- Now combine all the ingredients above. Also, add unprocessed cane or coconut sugar.
- Lastly, sift in cocoa powder and mix thoroughly till everything incorporates well.
- Transfer everything in an airtight container and store the powder in the refrigerator for freshness.
- To prepare, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of the powder in a glass of hot or cold milk of your choice and enjoy.
Notes
- You can substitute sesame seeds for hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds for sunflower seeds in the recipe.
- Use good quality dark chocolate and cocoa powder which does not contain any added flavours or emulsifiers.
- Do not roast almonds or sesame seeds for too long or you will get a burnt flavour.
- Do not grind the nuts and seeds for too long as it can turn into a paste.