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The best hot chocolate

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FerryCrossTheMersey · 19/10/2020 14:47

I would like to know what hot chocolate you drink at home. My favourite is Costa hot chocolate, but unfortunately I cannot make it at home, and they don’t seem to make any pods for a tassimo machine to help my craving.
What do you recommend?
Oh and I probably should mention I don’t like the instant Cadbury hot chocolate. The galaxy one is okay but doesn’t compare to Costa. Thank you.

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wishing3 · 19/10/2020 14:48

Green and Blacks is tasty!

Mominatrix · 19/10/2020 14:52

I melt Valrhona chocolate and add warm milk. That is the best hot chocolate.

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Radiatornoise · 19/10/2020 14:54

Cadbury’s hot chocolate powder and proper milk. Can’t beat it. Any instant hot chocolate powder needs putting in the bin.

rashalert · 19/10/2020 15:05

Second Green and Blacks made with full fat milk.

Frownette · 19/10/2020 15:16

Similar to @Mominatrix, quality chocolate melted and whisked with hot milk.

Haven't tried Valrhona chocolate though.

MrsJunglelow · 19/10/2020 15:51

Options (the mint one) is my favourite.
With copious quantities of whipped cream... Blush

QueenOllie · 19/10/2020 15:54

Spanish hot chocolate company

teacuptale · 19/10/2020 15:58

Another vote for Green and Blacks here.

Sausagis · 19/10/2020 15:59

Clipper fair trade

SisyphusAndTheRockOfUntidiness · 19/10/2020 16:01

Easy - Green & Blacks. Although I should mention I find all hot chocolate too rich, I make it with mostly water, & about an inch of milk.

More effort - a decent 80-90% chocolate, such as Lindt, grated & melted into half hot milk & half boiling water. I grate it when I'm bored, ready for use.

DH & DD like the Galaxy instant stuff... with marshmallows Hmm I feel I'm the odd one out somehow.

Ellapaella · 19/10/2020 16:20

Cadbury's - not the instant one that you make with water but the powder that you put in hot milk.

rollonoctober · 19/10/2020 18:51

Hotel Chocolat salted caramel one, it's sooooo good!

OlegBurov · 19/10/2020 18:54

Spanish Hot Chocolate Company

CountessFrog · 19/10/2020 19:02

Charbonnel and Walker ❤️

EveryPlanetHasAYorkshire · 19/10/2020 19:03

The Cadbury one. Not the instant one, the one where you add milk. Hotel Chocolat dark chilli is divine as well.

Changeisneeded · 19/10/2020 19:15

Aldi do an amazing one

HermioneWeasley · 19/10/2020 19:16

Bettys

StormyLovesOdd · 19/10/2020 19:17

All the instant hot chocolates taste artificial (to me)

You can't beat Cadbury's unsweetened cocoa powder. Heat up your (full fat) milk add a teaspoon of cocoa powder and sugar to taste and mix until it's all dissolved.... delicious and even better with a good glug of Baileys and some whipped cream on top

PompomDahlia · 19/10/2020 19:18

Green and Blacks here too, really rich

HelloAutumn · 19/10/2020 19:18

Whittards of Chelsea is my personal favourite - even flavour I’ve tried is amazing - but be careful as some flavours have a high cocoa content and taste more like dark chocolate Smile

maverickallthetime · 19/10/2020 19:19

Clipper hot chocolate is delicious

TwoZeroTwoZero · 19/10/2020 19:22

I don't remember who made it or where I got it from but it was shavings of real dark and milk chocolate that you melt into hot milk. If you do a half/half mix of milk and single cream it's more rich and luxurious.

Hot chocolate made in the slow cooker with milk, cream and chocolate chips is also delicious.

NoNameIdeas · 19/10/2020 19:26

Hotel chocolat salted caramel or white vanilla...in fact any of theirs, they are all amazing!

blue25 · 19/10/2020 19:27

Hotel Chocolat hazelnut flavour, made in their velvetiser. Delicious.