Magic Mix Recipe, Cheeseburger Mac ‘n Cheese, and Magic Mix Pudding- Magic Mix Food Storage Recipes

Posted by Crystal-Everyday Food Storage on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 · Comments

I’ve heard about this “Magic Mix” from the USU Extension Service which is made from powdered milk and knew I had to give it a try when it claimed to make very easy white sauces. All I have to say is that I have a new MUST HAVE in my fridge! White sauces can be hard to make. If you don’t do it just right then you have this thick clumpy mess, we all know what I’m talking about right? Well say “goodbye” to that and say “hello” to Magic Mix and perfect white sauces. It is AWESOME!!! Not only does it use powdered milk it saves TONS of time & money and is super EASY to use!! Try these recipes out for try, your family won’t be able to resist!

McDonald’s Cheeseburger Macaroni and Cheese
(no joke! It tastes just like a McDonald’s cheeseburger, what kid can resist? Not to mention it’s a complete meal in one and is just as easy and fast as the stuff in the blue box plus it sneaks in vegetables. Try it! Your family will eat powdered milk!

Ingredients:
2 C. White Sauce from Magic Mix (See Below)
2 C. Uncooked Macaroni (from food storage
2 C. Cheese
1-2 tsp. salt or garlic salt (optional)
1/2 C. Ketchup
1 T. Yellow Mustard
1 lb. Cooked Ground Beef (I cook all my ground beef when I buy it and separate it into 1 lb. bags which makes a meal like this SOO easy!)
1/4 C. Dehydrated Onion hydrated in 1/2 C. Warm Water, drained (optional)
1 Bag Frozen Mixed Vegetables (if you want an easy way to cook frozen vegetables, simply poke the bag with a fork and cook in your microwave for 5-6 minutes. Those new Steamer veggie bags do the same thing but are tons more money!)

Directions:
Cook Macaroni in boiling water until tender. Cook hamburger while macaroni cooks. Drain macaroni and make white sauce in empty pot. Combine all ingredients and heat through. (I garnished mine with fresh tomatoes.)

Magic Mix White Sauce-makes 1 C.
2/3 C. Magic Mix
1 C. Water
In saucepan combine Magic Mix and water. Stir rapidly (I use a wire wisk) over medium heat until it starts to bubble. (Use Magic Mix White Sauce for all recipes calling for a white or cream sauce.)

Magic Mix Pudding- Makes 4 1/2 C. Servings

Okay, I don’t even like pudding but since my husband does I thought I’d make him some (and what kid doesn’t like pudding?). I was able to make it while my macaroni was boiling and it chilled while we ate. Well I took one bite and was SOLD!!! I’ve never had pudding that tasted so good, was so easy to make, and took such little effort!!

1/2 C. Sugar

1 C. Magic Mix

2-3 T. Cocoa (optional)

2 C. Water

1 t. Vanilla

Combine Magic Mix, sugar and cocoa in saucepan and mix well. Add water, stir over medium heat until pudding bubbles. Add vanilla and beat. Cover and Cool.

The secret behind making MAGIC MIX: (Makes 5 Cups of Magic Mix)

Step 1: You will need some sort of good mixer. Make sure you use beaters when making the mix as shown above. If you don’t have a good mixer, start calling around…get together with a friend and make some…it is SOOOO worth it!

Step 2:

Ingredients:
2 1/3 C. Powdered Milk
1 C. All Purpose Flour (Yes, use All Purpose)
1 C. (2 sticks) Margarine (***HAS TO BE REAL MARGARINE, NOT SPREAD***) or Butter, at room temperature

Combine dry milk, flour and margarine/butter into a large bowl.

Step 3: Mix until it looks like corn meal. (You may want to start off slow and work up to the fastest setting so that it doesn’t blow powder all over)

Step 4: Keep mix tightly covered in the refrigerator. (note: keep your #10 cans for just such a purpose! They are 50 cents and work great for storing home made mixes)

Stay tuned..my husband’s favorite cookie bar is coming next as we explore making Sweetened Condensed milk out of powdered milk. DELICIOUS!!

For more tips and tricks for using food storage in your everyday recipes, please visit www.everydayfoodstorage.NET

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Cami

I made the magic mix with the 4 2/3 c instant powdered milk. Now how do I convert the measurement for Magic Mix in the recipees since mine is made with so much more milk...help!

Crystal A.

Sorry, just found on your website how to make it. I'm going to try and make it right now. Below is the link for the location of the video for others.

http://everydayfoodstorage.net/2008/06/17/yummy...

Mary

That pudding looks yummy! I've heard of magic mix somewhere before, not sure where. Hey, can I come over sometime and use your mixer? I definitely need to have this stuff in my fridge! :)

The Five that Jive

I've never heard of magic mix but I'll have to give it a try now. I'm getting over the stomach flu and never thought to have 7-up and chicken noodle soup as part of my food storage...but I've learned my lesson!!
Lindsey J

Crystal G.

Mary,

Definitely! Come on over and make up some magic mix. It is also great to make cream soups so you can have casseroles again!

Anonymous

You are awesome! Have you tried this with potato soup or chowders? My white sauce gets easily just as you described.
I'm excited to make this and try it out!

Trinna Adams

Crystal G.

Trinna,

I haven't had a chance to try it with a chowder but it seems like it would make those easy too. Let me know if you get to trying it before I do!

Mrs. Jones

Seriously- your blog is my favorite!!!

Amy

I made your McDonald's Cheeseburger Macaroni and Cheese the other night. The whole family loved it. My husband said, "Man this is so good it's shocking!" Thank you for sharing this recipe. We will be having this often.

I'm also making my own baby food thanks to you and tonight we are going to try out your Twinkies recipe.

Your tips are the best. Thank you so much!

Belle

This sounds like something I'd love to have and use. Do you have any other recipes using the magic mix?

Anonymous

How could someone use butter powder instead of the butter or margarine to make the magic mix? Is there a conversion that you know of? I can't wait to try the pudding!

Anonymous

I think I found a reliable conversion for butter powder:

1 teaspoon Dehydrated Butter Powder = 1 tablespoon fresh butter

so 16 teaspoons (2 sticks of butter @ 8 tbsp each) would be 1/3 cup butter powder.

I'll give it a try.

Cara

Just wondering how long you can store the magic mix in the fridge??

admin

Magic Mix keeps up to 6 months in the fridge. Mine usually doesn't last more than a month...in the sense that it's gone. :)

Cindy

If you use the butter powder do you have to change the amount of liquid or fat in recipes?

admin

I haven't tried using butter powder in this recipe, yet. I let you know when I figure it out!

Kristine

I'm going to make Magic Mix with finely ground whole wheat flour & butter. Of course I'll store it in the fridge.

I make all my "white" (beige) sauces with w/w flour. My family loves them.

Thanks for the quick recipe. I going to try some other soon.

Jennifer N.

We just used the last of our first batch of magic mix to make the cheeseburger casserole (rave reviews!). We also got our first order of butter powder and powdered milk today - so I was wondering if anybody had tried using the powdered butter in making the magic mix, and if so - how did it work out?

Mia

this stuff is FANTASTIC - thank you so much!

April

Does Magic Mix freeze?

Amy

How long does Magic Mix last in the fridge?

Michelle

Love the site. I'm learning a lot and making a lot more things homemade. thanks! I'm planning to make the magic mix this weekend and try it in a few recipes. Would a glass jar work for storing it in the fridge? I would think so but it wouldn't be the 1st time I was wrong. :)

Teryn

I just tried making this Magic Mix and I ended up with more of a dough than cornstarch. What am I doing wrong?

Sally

How do I make Magic Mix with *instant* powdered milk?

Kris

I'm unsure that I will ues the MAGIC MIX often so what can I put in the Lemon Chicken recipe as a substitute?

lvlc

I have one suggestion. Can you put a separate section about Magic Mix?

I see that is better to have a Magic Mix section and under it, all the recipes related.

Love your site! :)

Kati

I see lots of questions about the Magic Mix, but, I don't see any answers or comments....where do I find those...I really want to know how you've answered these questions. Thanks--your website is just great! Thanks for sharing your hard work!

lvlc

I love your website... specially the Magic Mix part. I have a question regarding it. Your recipe calls for 2 1/3 C of powdered milk when other recipes call for 4C even thought the other ingredients are the same (1C all purp. flour & 1 C of butter)

How did you came up with this recipe? Have you find this one to be better? why is that? And last, how can I adjust other recipes, that call for the 4C recipe, to your magic mix recipe?

Chris

Hi lvlc

Just wanted to let you know that the recipes that are calling for 4 cup of the powdered milk are using INSTANT powdered milk, NOT regular dry milk. Hope that helps.

lvlc

Thanks Chris! That sure helps... If I want to try one of their recipes with Crystal's Magic Mix... should I use the same amount?

Melanie

I already had a variation of the Magic Mix in the fridge using 1/2 cup cornstarch and twice the (instant) milk powder. I made chocolate pudding using this recipe with 1 1/4 parts magic mix and it has turned out delightful! :) Thanks :)

Charlotte

Is the cheese powder or regular cheese? Thanks!

Sabrina

We just had the Magic Mix Pudding. I love it! Jello instant won't cut it any longer. Thanks for your great website. I will be trying out your other tips and recipes. Thanks!

Mrs. Shrub

I used the mix to make the BEST coconut pudding ever. Just left out the cocoa and dumped in some coconut. This would make a great pie filling. Am going to try this with drained pineapple and reserved juice for part of the liquid. Thanks for sharing the mix recipe!

Kelli

what in the world is magic mix? It sounds great. Where do I get it?

Judy Barr

My husband loved the McDonald's Cheeseburger Macaroni and Cheese. He's a big McDonald's Cheeseburger fan and he thought it tasted just right.

Amber

My pudding was a little grainy. Is this normal or could it be the powdered milk I used? I used the powdered milk from the cannery.

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage

It shouldn't be grainy and you used the same powdered milk I use. Try it one more time and see if it turns out the same.

Jean

the pudding was the best I think I have ever had! I like the way you could adjust the amount of sugar and cocoa. I made it per your recipe though. My husband does not like real sweet things so I can adjust it with just a little less and it would still be yummy.

Caryn

Is there any substitute for the butter? Like white beans, similar to in your low-fat cookie recipe? I'm trying to learn about food storage and yet how I can do it in a healthy way. It's really challenging!

Renee

I made my magic mix about a month ago and just didn't seem to find a way to use it. Finally yesterday was a CRAZY day. We finally got into the kitchen for dinner at 8pm. I couldn't make what was on my meal plan...so I was searching around for an alternative.

I found some leftover pasta and some broiled fish. I thought...oh now I just need a good white sauce & cheese. Voila....Cheesy Pasta. I used my Magic Mix to make the white sauce and then added lots of shredded cheese & some spices. My family LOVED it. My husband said it was the BEST cheese sauce I have ever made. I am very impressed with Magic Mix. I can't wait to try the next thing....I am thinking pudding for dessert tonight :)

Lianne

Wow! I am so addicted to your site. Thanks for all the meals this week. I have tried several and my family is asking for 2nds and 3rds. That only happens very rarely with my kids. I swear they have this secret agreement to hate all the foods that the other one loves. That only happened once out of 6 recipes that I tried from your sight. I just tried your broccoli potato soup tonight but I did an experiment with the magic mix. I dicided this time to try it with protein powder(I used soy) It work really well. I had to add more water because it was very thick though. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to get a hold of your book.

Karen Hawkins

Can you clarify something? So...for the Magic Mix recipe, we use 2 1/3 c instant powdered milk?

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage

No, it is 2 1/3 c. NON instant milk (like from an LDS cannery) if you are going to use instant milk you'll need to double the amount of powdered milk, which would be 4 2/3 c. (see why it's so great to use non-instant milk? :)

Crystal A.

Where do you get Magic Mix? I'd love to try the recipes.

Name

You are so sensible! I love your site and common sense tips.

Name

What a sensible site! You have just confirmed everything I secretly suspected how consumers need to educate themselves. Excellent recipes that this confimed thrift person will certainly use.

Yolob

I am just writing to thank you for the Magic Mix recipe. I made the chocolate pudding, and it was good. Today, I made cream of chicken soup for a chicken dish I was putting in the crockpot. It was fabulous.

Sheri

Mix a Meal has a white sauce mix that I use, that uses dehydrated margarine or butter. Combine: 4 cups powdered milk, 4 cups flour, 4 cups dehydrated margarine or butter, 2 tsp. salt. For use: 1/2 cup white sauce mix, 1 cup hot water. Bring to boil in sauce pan. With wire whisk stir constantly over medium heat until thick to prevent scorching.

moroccantreasures

You might want to research the pastic bags and chemicals that can leach into your food if you nuke them in the bags they come in and it doesnt specify that for use. I am paranoid I know just wanted to point that out, many plastics are only good/safe for certain uses.

1 Bag Frozen Mixed Vegetables (if you want an easy way to cook frozen vegetables, simply poke the bag with a fork and cook in your microwave for 5-6 minutes. Those new Steamer veggie bags do the same thing but are tons more money!)

Gaye

I am celiac..meaning I cannot have any wheat or grains with gluten. Is there a recipe that I can use that won't have wheat flour to make this mix? Also, I never saw an answer to the question if food storage butter could be used successfully in this recipe.
Thanks!

eatfoodstorage

I would check the blog eatingglutenfree.com for more information about
cooking gluten free. I don't use powdered butter so I don't know if it
would work in the mix.

Gayle

can you make magic mix in a food processor instead?

Ann of Pressure Cooker Reviews

This is the first time I have heard of this magic mix thing? is it like your original creation? nevertheless, I am excited to try it as I cook a lot of stuff that I know I can use it with...seems like it can make foods flavorful.