Best Hot Chocolate

MarcusGarvey

I want to get some good Hot Chocolate in sachets or tins. I don't wish to go somewhere for a cup of it if you get what I mean.

What brands make the best ones ?

koneko

Best hot chocolate is probably if you get decent chocolate milk and heat that

Failing that, the Cadburys hot choc in a big tin is good, if you make it with milk, nice and thick/creamy. You add a few teaspoons to milk, mix it, heat it in a cup in the microwave, stir, heat a bit more and you're done.

accensi0n

nah man, you heat the milk in the microwave first and then you add the hot chocolate!
And then stir it like a mad man so that it becomes frothy.

C Fodder

Lazy way
Aldi instant hot chocolate, hot water, stir, drink!
Tastes ok

Tasty way
One teaspoonful Fry's Cocoa powder or Cadburys in cup / bowl add a smal drop of cold water and whisk until creamy (very important because it will be grainy otherwise). Add hot milk or water for a lighter taste deeeeelicious
To be really warming add a spoonful of dark rum or two:D

DadaKopf

Actually, Hershey's Chocolate Syrup mixed around in warm water is nice, too. But I always, always, always go for Cadbury's Drinking Chocolate.

The Real B-man

like the Galaxy in the single sachets nom

Duffman

The best way to make Cadbury's Hot Chocolate:

Heat milk in a pot, add powder and mix with one of those handheld blender thingies... Creates a nice, slightly foamy texture. Pour into mug and sprinkle some powder on top...

I can't stand water-based hot chocolate :P

Haket

For extra guilt factor try a 80:20 (or more) mix of cream and milk. I like the flavoured chocolate milk mixes from Cadburys, Especially the mint one. Yummm.

gigglingrat

Cadburys is good if you're into sweet things, otherwise green and blacks all the way man. Works well with coffee also.

Robbo

Green and Blacks organic hot chocolate is the daddy. If you've ever tasted their chocolate you'll know why.

The only problem is that it doesn't form a solution as well as the Cadburys stuff but you get a more subtle drink then.

Haket

Green and blacks ?, dunno that one. Is it available in Tescos etc ?.

Robbo

I've found it in health food shops.

ArthurG

IMHO, the best hot choc is made from actual chocolate (and I mean REAL chocolate, not your Cadbury's vegetable oil muck). I once had a tin of hot choc from a Godiva shop in Belgium - it was basically a mixture of dark, milk and white chocolate flakes, presumably the ends from their normal production. There was no making this in a microwave, had to be heated on the hob, mixing till the flakes melted.

It was......... gwaaaahhhhhhhhhh..........

Don't see why you couldn't get some decent quality chicilate and mimic that.

flyz

ArthurG,
what I do is, get a mug of milk and heat it in the microwave, stir a Cadburys Flake into it until melted! yum!
for that minty tase keep some After Eights handy

daveg

Heres a tip from the Naked chef for all those who like frothy coffee/hot chocolate...

Boil you milk and pour it into an emtpy platic milk container. Screw the lid back on and cover with a towel incase you get a leak (and 3rd degree burns will ensue). Shake like a madman for about 1 min then pour into a cup. I swear to god it tastes lovely.