Hot Chocolate with Water

[MiddleClassProblem]

Hi all,

As part of a gift we would like to get some hot chocolate but due to finial reasons, it would be best to get her one that can be mixed with water so she can use it without it costing her a lot more.

Can anyone recommend any ones you really like?

She’s more a milk chocolate/Cadbury’s fiend rather than wanting anything too dark.

Just get Cadburys instant hot chocolate then, you can make it with boiling water as that's what I do.

Galaxy hot chocolate is huge nice made with water.

or could you add some powdered milk/creamer as part of the gift to make it a bit richer without having to have fresh milk?

*quite nice…appalling spelling mistakes sorry!

Galaxy.

M&S do a box of sachet ones that you mix with water.

Options is beautiful with water, especially the orange flavoured one.

I hadn’t thought about adding a powdered milk although I’m not sure she would use it. She likes things as simple as possible but I’ll see what DH thinks.

These all sounds great!

'Huge nice' is now a phrase and I use it all the time.

• will use it

Morrisons do one in a packet instead of a jar, it's only about a quid and it's aaaaaace! Really chocolatty and made with water.

If you want to make it seem more gift like could you get a selection of the Options brand so she can decide which flavours she might want to continue with? There are so many...

The one from Aldi is fine. There's a Cadbury's one if you don't want to buy an own brand one. Neither are as luxurious as ones made with milk.

Options!

Clipper is the nicest.

Definitely Clipper

Options is nice , I get a big bulk pack from Costco .

The galaxy frothy one

The galaxy frothy one is lovely

Ovaltine also do a Chocolate Ovaltine which is made with water.
It's not as chocolatey as the others, but my son really likes it.

Aero is the best water one.

So many choices! Thanks all!

@KirstenBlest not being as “luxurious” is neither here nor there atm unfortunately.

Agree with this. It has a richness that the others don't have.

Another vote for Clipper instant hot chocolate. It’s in our Aldi at the moment so I am stocking up. Options is a diet product. Not sure if the person you are buying for would mind that? Seems miserable for a present unless you know the person is trying to lose weight.

Agree with pp on the aero.. best water one I’ve tried as it froths up like milk xx

The only pre-mixed supermarket one that tastes remotely nice (to me) with just water is the ovaltine hot chocolate, which is designed to be made with water and I think has a really nice taste that doesn't need added sugar.

Without wishing to be contrary, if 'financial reasons' extends to not being able to afford a pint of milk to use across the week in the drink then is boiling the kettle each time for a hot drink is also likely to pose an issue? I think I would be quite concerned if a loved one was not able to afford even milk for their hot drink and was actively not buying it due to a financial burden.

You can buy sachets/pots of long life milk in bulk if that would reduce the burden, then she could just add one or two each time. Lots of choice on amazon including an oat milk one, or they do them in places like B&M ( where the hot chocolate is also much cheaper).