“This Looks Delicious”: Woman Shares Homemade Horlicks Recipe Made With Pantry Staples, SA Wowed

• Natacha Visagie of Back to Basics Homestead shared a homemade Horlicks recipe using powdered milk, sugar, wheat flour and other simple ingredients
• She noted that the store-bought version no longer fills the stomach the way it used to, and set out to recreate the original hearty version
• Viewers flooded the comments asking her to make other discontinued and nostalgic favourites like Pronutro and Kreemy Meel

A Limpopo woman has South Africans reaching for their mixing bowls after sharing a homemade Horlicks recipe that promises to do what the shop-bought version apparently can no longer: fill you up properly. Natacha Visagie, the face behind Back to Basics Homestead, posted the recipe video on Facebook on 11 August 2026.

Back to basics with a classic

Her starting point was a simple frustration: the Horlicks available in stores today does not satisfy the way it used to. She was determined to change that. Her recipe called for everyday pantry staples, including powdered milk, sugar and wheat flour, along with a few other ingredients. The process required some patience because certain steps needed to be cooled down before she could continue, but Natacha kept it straightforward and easy to follow throughout.

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The response was instant. Viewers were struck by how accessible the recipe was, and many said they planned to try it themselves. The video quickly gained traction as South Africans who grew up on warm, thick Horlicks connected with the nostalgia behind it.

Watch the full recipe video in the Facebook reel below:

Mzansi asks for more old favourites

The comments section turned into a wishlist of beloved South African breakfast staples, with viewers asking Natacha to keep the recipes coming:

User @Bianca Pohl:

"Make Pronutro!"

User @Cornelia Joyce Johnson:

"This is awesome, going to try a small batch using gluten-free flour as my son is allergic to wheat."

User @Faith Wood Thomas:

"Do you know what ingredients are used to make Kreemy Meel? This old favourite porridge has sadly been discontinued by the big consumer brands."

User @Marius Van Der Vyver:

"Looks delicious 😋 and affordable. Long before I was born 😮, you used to get a porridge made from roasted flour. Malt barley is so healthy 🤤."

User @Sharon Richter

"Any idea how to make maltabela? It's also been discontinued."

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Source: Briefly News