Comments on: Hot Cocoa Roundup – Seven Varieties Reviewed

By: JD

JD — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:16:12 +0000

I realize this is more underground but I tried The – Caffeinated Hot Cocoa mix sold on ThinkGeek – and it is the BEST I have ever had it was literally like a chocolate Beatch Slap , but the French Vanilla Superstar was so creamy its was a close second. I think the caffeine amount was perfect.

WOW best thing to happen to hot chocolate in a 100 Years – good job thinkgeek.

By: Jena

Jena — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:11:48 +0000

Wow–I’ve tried almost all of these, but I found that the Land O’ Lakes cocoas were the best. (I don’t like mint or raspberry, so I left those on the shelf.) Hazelnut was my favorite, but now I see they have tiramisu, creme brulee and noir flavors to try, but I’ve moved to Canada and have yet to locate a store that sells any Land O’ Lakes cocoas.

By: tracy

tracy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:15:20 +0000

I am a true chocoholic. The absolute best hot cocoa is HERSHEY’S COCOA. It’s the unsweetend powder in the dark brown tin used for baking. The recipe is on it. I’ve loved it for years. Also i just tried Starbuck’s signature salted caramel hot cocoa and I love it so much I’ve been getting 2 cups almost daily but it is quite expensive. Try it once.

By: Sandra D.

Sandra D. — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:10:52 +0000

I enjoyed reading your reviews being an avid cocoa drinker myself, and I agreed with most of what you said regarding each brand. However, I wish you had picked basic flavors to allow for a better review of each brand. I don’t think I could ever compare butterscotch and mint.

I would like to mention that the Madagascar vanilla Land O’ Lakes cocoa is absolutely divine and it does have flakes of chocolate that melt as you drink. I used milk and I always use milk even if the directions tell me something else.

Happy tastings!

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:19:51 +0000

I love hot chocolate but I don’t like using water for it because I just don’t think it tastes very good at all. It just tastes like bitter water if anything half the time. I can’t stand Starbucks hot chocolate. However, I have found that just mixing something as simple as swiss miss into water and then adding hazelnut cream makes it taste wonderful and creamy. If you haven’t tried it, you definitely should. It works with all kinds of cream, probably, but hazelnut is my favorite. I use Coffee-Mate, by the way.

By: ray

ray — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:15:28 +0000

If you want it lump free use a mixer for powdered baby formula. Just pulse it or you’ll have a mess.

By: splatgirl

splatgirl — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:06:27 +0000

I will have to look for the Godiva next time I’m out. Ghiradelli is what I’ve been onto lately. It calls for milk which I didn’t know until I had already bought it and since I almost never have dairy milk in the house, I had to mix it with soymilk. I was expecting it to be yucky, but turns out it’s even better with soy and now I make it that way every time.
Happy sipping!

By: Victoriaaah

Victoriaaah — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:41:45 +0000

I’m glad Swiss Miss and Godiva won! I’ve never had the Godiva hot chocolate but SW was always my favorite. I’ll be sure to try it sometime!

Pssst…by the way, I tried Pep Chews after your rave review on them, and I must say, they are THE BEST!

Cheers!

By: JEP

JEP — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:03:33 +0000

I’m always on the hunt for the “ultimate” hot chocolate…thanks for your sacrifices (reviews)..

By: Julie Nicolay

Julie Nicolay — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:20:31 +0000

Thanks for the thorough review (yeah, somebody’s gotta drink all that hot chocolate for us), and as I sit here at 1:15 in the morning, all chilly in my little Tucson home, I’d LOVE some Godiva. I swear I could almost smell it as I was reading and looking at the photo (which looked the richest of all, like chocolate pudding)! I had no idea there was butterscotch hot chocolate and that sounds really good to me (I love butterscotch), so I’ll go buy some tomorrow. If not for this review, I’d never have known…thank you!