Homemade Cappuccino Mix Recipe: 5 Ingredients, 5 Minutes
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Looking for a warm drink or a unique gift idea? This homemade Cappuccino Mix recipe may be perfect! It only takes a few ingredients and a few minutes to put this mix together, and you have a great gift for a gift basket, a stocking stuffer, or a perfect little gift tied with a pretty ribbon!
Homemade Cappuccino Mix
As the weather starts to cool off, I love to have something warm to sip on in the mornings. This Homemade Cappuccino Mix Recipe is delicious and easy to make. The mild coffee flavor makes it perfect for coffee drinkers and non-coffee drinkers alike. Just add a few scoops of mix to a cup and warm it up for the perfect start to your day!
We’ve made this homemade cappuccino powder mix two different ways, first, as an instant mix recipe using instant coffee. For that recipe, you can stir some of the mix right into a warm mug of water. You can also use regular ground coffee instead of instant coffee, which makes a perfect filler for those reusable K-Cups!
I didn’t even know what those were until I bought a good coffee maker for my hubby for his birthday (he’s the real coffee drinker on our little farm!), and those K-Cups are expensive! So we bought the reusable cups from Amazon, and when he wants some brewed cappuccino, he fills it with the mix you will find below.
Ingredients in Homemade Cappuccino Mix
- 1/2 cup Instant Coffee
- 1 cup Sugar (can be regular, raw, coconut, etc)
- 1 1/4 cups Powdered Milk (or Powdered Coconut Milk for dairy-free)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
I just made a batch of this for myself and I made it with powdered coconut milk and it’s just wonderful!!! I love being able to control my ingredients. Organic fair trade freeze dried coffee, organic sugar and coconut milk powder and you can’t even taste the spices but you know they are there enhancing the flavor. Thank you so much for this I can’t wait to make some for some of my dairy free friends!!!
Crystal, Little House Living reader
How to Make Cappuccino Dry Mix
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients until well blended. Pour into a mason jar or some pretty storage container. If given as a gift you can decorate with ribbon or another full festive garland.
If you are just keeping the mix for yourself, just make sure that you store it in an airtight container or jar so that it doesn’t lose its potency.
Tip: Make sure to label your jar! You can get some Free Printable Canning Jar Labels here.
To mix up your homemade Cappuccino Mix, add a few spoonfuls to a mug full of warm water. Stir until the mixture is dissolved. If using the non-instant ground coffee, add about 4 teaspoons into a reusable K-cup and brew as usual.
Hi Merissa, I love Cappuccino, this is a great recipe! I am addicted to the taste of Ginger, so I added 1/2 tsp. to your recipe along with the Nutmeg and Cinnamon. Oh it’s soooooo good! Thank you!
Jewel, Little House Living reader
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Homemade Cappuccino Mix Recipe
Easy cappunccino mix recipe that you can make for yourself or for gifts!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Instant Coffee
- 1 cup Sugar can be regular, raw, coconut, etc
- 1 1/4 cups Powdered Milk or Powdered Coconut Milk for dairy free
- 1/2 teaspoon ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
Instructions
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In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together until well blended.
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Pour into a jar or some kind of pretty storage container. If you are giving it as a gift, you can decorate with ribbon or another full festive garland.
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To mix up your homemade Cappuccino Mix, add a few spoonfuls to a mug full of warm water. Stir until the mixture is dissolved. If using the non-instant ground coffee, add about 4 teaspoons into a reusable k-cup and brew as normal.
This Homemade Cappucino Mix Recipe is a great gift for teachers, friends, and family!
Variations to the Cappuccino Recipe
Some variations of this recipe have been tried by other Little House Living readers. Here are their recommendations if you want to change it up a little.
- Use a powdered coffee creamer instead of powdered milk. You can also use this if you want to change the flavor to a French Vanilla Cappuccino mix or something else like that.
- Add a powdered vanilla or vanilla sugar to make this vanilla flavored.
- Use instant espresso to give this an additional caffeine boost.
- Add in a little hot chocolate mix to make this a Mocha Cappuccino.
- If you have a milk frother, froth this drink once it’s hot for something extra fancy.
- You can try making this recipe sugar-free by adding monkfruit or a different sweetener.
Common Questions About Cappuccino
Yes. Use instant coffee in this recipe to make an instant cappuccino instead of one that needs to be brewed.
Cappuccino mix has coffee in it but is not the same as coffee because it has other added ingredients.
Yes, you will need to mix it in your hot water or milk until all of the ingredients have dissolved into the liquid; otherwise, you will have a gritty drink.
Very nice recipe and fun to make. Just enjoying one cup now . The taste is original and delicious.
Samuel, Little House Living reader
Thank you!
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Check out all the yummy homemade Mixes here on Little House Living!
Who would you give this mix as a gift to?
Merissa Alink
Merissa has been blogging about and living the simple life since 2009 and has internationally published 2 books on the topic. You can read about Merissa’s journey from penniless to freedom on the About Page. You can send her a message any time from the Contact Page.
This Homemade Cappucino Mix Recipe was originally published on Little House Living in November 2014. It has been updated as of October 2023.
What a great quick and easy gift. Found this on Wine’d Down Wednesday
Has anyone made this as a French Vanilla Cappuccino Mix, and what did you use? Does anyone have suggestions for specific kinds and brands of things?!!!! Thank you so much!!!
This sounds great for giving or receiving!
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What a great recipe! I’d like to feature this at Tuesdays with a Twist tomorrow! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
What a great gift and well appreciated too. Cappuccino mixes can be expensive. Pinned. Thanks for sharing this with us on Weekend Bites.
What a great recipe and so easy. Thanks for sharing!
Beth
Thanks for sharing your recipe at the party! Happy Holidays!
Thank you for posting to Motivation Monday!
Thanks for sharing this on Merry Monday. I’ve featured this on a DIY gift round-up on the blog.
This is so fun! Just curious, how sweet is this? I would like to try it, but don’t like it too sweet.
My husband doesn’t think it’s too sweet but you could always leave out part of the sugar and add it in as you need to if you aren’t sure about it.
This sounds great. I’m a southern girl from Tennessee, who currently resides in Green Bay, WI. And it get’s mighty cold up here. I like making my own things and this would be one of them. Thank You for sharing, and God bless you and your family.
Sincerely,
Dawn E. Hayes
I just made a batch of this for myself and I made it with powdered coconut milk and it’s just wonderful!!! I love being able to control my ingredients. Organic fair trade freeze dried coffee, organic sugar and coconut milk powder and you can’t even taste the spices but you know they are there enhancing the flavor. Thank you so much for this I can’t wait to make some for some of my dairy free friends!!!
Good idea! 😉
Love the recipe, Merissa! Love cappuccino mixes! Can’t wait to try this one.
These recipes don’t have chocolate in it???
Cappuccino doesn’t contain chocolate. Some coffee shops might put a dash of chocolate powder on top of a cappuccino but a traditional cappuccino doesn’t have it in the actual mix or drink.
Thank you for this receipe using whole foods! It is the only one I found that does not use fake coffee creamer or other ingredients w/many unpronounceable additives. My question is this: I want to make it MOCHA cappuccino and don’t know what proportion of cocoa to add. Help! please.
Judy Mueller
Hmmm, I’m not sure on that one because I haven’t done it yet, you may just have to experiment. Let us know!
This is a lovely gift idea. I’m bookmarking this for teacher gifts for my colleagues and for friends! Especially for the cold Canada winters 😉
I am excited about this! It sounds yummy! I’m on and off with my coffee habit so this is perfect for days when I only want one cup and it’s quick. Thank for sharing 🙂
Hi Merissa, I love Cappuccino, this is a great recipe! I am addicted to the taste of Ginger, so I added 1/2 tsp. to your recipe along with the Nutmeg and Cinnamon. Oh it’s soooooo good! Thank you!
Very nice recipe and fun to make. Just enjoying one cup now . The taste is original and delicious.
Thank you!
I’m not a coffee drinker but I would love to make this for teacher gifts. How much (tbsp) would you add to an 8oz mug of hot water?
I would add about 2 tablespoons to one 8 ounce mug if you are using the instant coffee granules.
Thank you for coming up with this recipe! I love Cappuccino in the morning and buying it at the store all the time was getting really expensive! now I can make it in bulk and have it on hand all the time for much cheaper which is great for our very tight budget! Blessings to you and yours! 🙂
This is a weird question. My dad loves cappuccinos, but doesnt like coffee. Weird i know. Can i cut the coffee grounds back to like 1/4 c That might cut some of the taste of coffee for him
You can always try it and see if he likes it!
Brilliant idea and I like the sound of your other homemade mixes too. Think this will be perfect for Christmas this year. Thanks for sharing.
What is the shelf life? Want to make this ahead of time for Christmas gifts. Thank you.
Excited to try this! If following the recipe exactly, what size jar would you use to fill as a gift?
This recipe doesn’t quite fill up a quart jar.
I’m trying to use this with the reusable K-cups. How do you keep it from clogging the screen? So far, it hasn’t worked. Help!
Thank you
I made this with french vanilla dried coffee creamer instead of powdered milk as I have milk issues. Was really good!
Do you have any suggestions on changing to sugar free and using an artificial sweetener?
I don’t use sugar substitutes so I can’t help here. Sorry about that!
Exciting how close it is to your adventure/ministry starting!
Love this recipe! I drink daily and make for family as gifts. Thanks for sharing Arlene.