Commissary Kitchen · 090 / 100 · Coffee, Tea & Coolers

Rich Cocoa Milk Cup

About 15 minutes, estimated · 1 portion · Hot water

AI-created food-family illustration: coffee, tea and powdered drinks — AI-generated food-family illustration reused within the collection. It is not a photograph of this recipe or of food prepared inside a prison.

Original commissary-inspired pantry recipe

Powdered milk adds more body than water alone to a cocoa drink. Making a paste first keeps the preparation simple even when the only tool is a spoon.

Place & evidence: Across the country. This is an original pantry recipe. The source supplies ingredient or technique context, rather than evidence that this exact dish is served in a prison. Inventory and place labels describe that context only. FCI / SCP La Tuna Commissary Sheet.

Make it

Equipment: Heat-safe bowl or mug; clean spoon; measuring cup and spoons; safe hot-water source. Use the cooking equipment required by the product label.

Ingredients

1 tbsp sweetened cocoa drink mix
Powdered milk label amount for 1 cup prepared milk
1 cup hot water
1 tsp sugar, optional

Method

Measure the water specified by the milk powder label for one cup of prepared milk. Mix the listed cocoa drink mix and milk powder in a heat-safe mug.
Use two tablespoons from that measured hot water to work the powders into a smooth paste.
Add the remaining measured water gradually, stirring along the base until the drink is evenly mixed.
Taste before adding optional sugar. Cool to a comfortable drinking temperature and stir once more before serving.

The useful detail

The two tablespoons for the paste are part of the total water. Follow the milk label if it distinguishes water volume from final prepared volume.

When the store is different

Use a shelf-stable milk carton warmed in a separate microwave-safe mug.

Serving & handling

Mix moist ingredients close to serving. Keep opened or mixed perishables refrigerated if they are not being eaten promptly. Read the pantry and food-handling guide for storage limits, package directions and allergen checks.

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Sources & editorial note

Federal Bureau of Prisons — FCI / SCP La Tuna Commissary Sheet, BOP. Official inventory, Texas federal facility. Source scope and limits.

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