As far as I’m concerned,
you can’t beat a good hot chocolate. Whether you want a relaxing drink in a
café or a warm, comforting drink at home on the sofa, hot chocolate is perfect
for all occasions. I remember when I was younger, my Mum would often make me a
hot chocolate as a treat before bed, and back then it was Cadbury’s hot
chocolate all the way. Fast-forward a few years and the supermarket shelves are
stocked full of every type of hot chocolate you could possibly want. As a big
hot chocolate fan, I thought I’d start a series of posts documenting my quest
to find the perfect hot chocolate! In this post I will be focussing on hot
chocolates that can be made at home.
Malteasers
Make with – Milk or water
Available in – Individual sachets or a pouch
Tasting notes – Nice creamy taste, not too watery. This reminded me a bit of a Horlicks
drink.
Magic Stars
Make with – Milk
Available in – A pouch
Tasting notes – So tasty! Creamy, chocolaty taste. I love the mini Magic Stars,
especially when they melt at the bottom of the mug and you can scoop them out
with a spoon!
Options
Make with –
Hot water
Available in – Individual sachets and tubs. Flavours include Belgium chocolate,
Chocolate Orange, Chocolate Mint, White Chocolate, Turkish Delight, Coconut,
Hazelnut, Caramel, Vanilla, Ginger, Choca Mocha, Butterscotch, Toffee and an
Indulgence range, which includes Belgian Chocolate, Chocolate Brownie, Cherry,
Devilishly Dark, Fudge, Banoffee, Winter Spice.
Tasting notes – Great choice of flavours, but my favourite (Choca Mocha) is no longer
available. A bit more watery, depending which flavour you choose, but overall
good taste.
Wispa
Make with – Hot water
Available in – Individual sachets and tubs
Tasting notes – One of my favourites. Lovely and bubbly – a great creamy taste.
Cadbury’s Drinking Chocolate
Make with – Milk
Available in – Tubs
Tasting notes – Classic hot chocolate taste. Creamy, with a rich chocolate flavour.
Galaxy Bubbles
Make with –
Hot water
Available in – Individual sachets and pouches
Tasting notes – Lives up to it’s bubbly name! Great, creamy, chocolaty taste.
Aero
Make with –
Hot water
Available in – Tubs
Tasting notes – Quite bubbly, creamy and a distinctive Aero taste.
Wispa Gold
Make with – Hot water
Available in – Individual sachets and pouches
Tasting notes – Same bubbly, creamy taste of the original Wispa, but with a richer,
caramel addition.
Chocolat Charbonnel
Make with – Hot water
Available in – Tins
Tasting notes – Very rich taste. Much less sweet than other brands, but very
luxurious.
Galaxy Ripple
Make with –
Hot water
Available in – Pouches
Tasting notes – Distinctive Galaxy taste. I particularly love the mini Ripple pieces!
Mars
Make with – Milk (Hot or Cold)
Available in – Pouches
Tasting notes – Nice creamy taste, although I wouldn’t recognise it as that of a Mars
bar. Good that it can be enjoyed hot or cold.
Whittards
Make with – Hot milk
Available in – Tubs. Flavours available include Hazelnut White, Amaretto, Crème Brulee,
White Chocolate, Luxury, Caramel, Dreamtime, Strawberry White Chocolate,
Chilli, Banoffee, Rocky Road, 70% Cocoa, Mint, Orange, Skinny Luxury and
Tiramisu.
Tasting notes – Very luxurious with a great variety of flavours to choose from. Not too
sweet, but very rich.
That brings me to the end
of the hot chocolates I’ve tried out at home! If I had to pick a favourite, I
think it would be Wispa, as I love its creamy taste. My least favourite has got
to be the Options White Chocolate, as I found it too watery and tasteless.
Keep an eye out for future
posts in this series, where I will be going out and about in search of the
perfect hot chocolate!
Are you a fan of hot chocolate? What
is your favourite ‘at home’ brand? Did you enjoy this post, and would you like
to see similar posts in the future? If so, what would you like me to test?!
Ooh my favourite has to be Whittard, I love their dark chocolate raspberry or mint chocolate versions. They are a bit pricey, but the big tubs last ages :) other than that, I don't think you can beat a big mug of hot milk with cadburys bournville powder, reminds me of childhood haha x
ReplyDeleteOo I've not heard of the Raspberry one before, but it sounds really yummy! Yeah I can totally agree with the Cadburys ones reminding you of childhood! xx
DeleteI'm a big fan of clipper's hot chocolate - wont go back to cadburys now
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely have to give the Clipper one a try then Laura! XxX
DeleteI too, absolutely love hot chocolate. Half of these, I didn't even know existed so I'm seriously going to have to hunt a few of these out to try the next time I visit my local supermarket.
ReplyDeleteI've also recently found out ClipperTea do their own Hot Chocolate brand. I'm yet to try, but many this is one that you should add to your "collection" haha. I too, aren't a big fan of the Options Hot Chocolate. A great range of flavours but I find they're far too watery :/
I hope you enjoy trying some new hot chocolates Jess - you'll have to let me know what you think! I will definitely try the Clipper hot chocolate, as I've heard it's nice! xx
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