What in your opinion is the best brand of hot chocolate?

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GetCapeFly@reddit

The M&S packs of actual chocolate flakes are great in the Velvetiser.

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pointmetothegrub@reddit

Twingings is my go to hot chocolate.

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younevershouldnt@reddit

It's pretty good, but didn't knock my socks off

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BrowsingOnMaBreak@reddit

Knoops is delicious but expensive considering one pack does like three cups of hot chocolate 😢

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pm_me_your_amphibian@reddit

The chocolate society’s blonde is my favourite. Rave are good too. Like Knoop but it wasn’t as amazing as I expected from the hype.

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NoEnthusiasm2@reddit

If we're talking the instant ones, I like the Galaxy one. Never really rated Cadbury's. I cba to warm milk up.

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Bifanarama@reddit

I find the galaxy one too salty. Cadbury is nice. Clipper is not bad too.

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YellowCollander@reddit

Instant ones always need a bit of milk on top I find. Tastes like water with a hint of chocolate otherwise

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YellowCollander@reddit

Or I could use a little bit of milk and it tastes the same?

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Elderflower3078@reddit

Malteasers and Aero are the best cheap ones.

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Infamous-Ordinary-39@reddit

I mix expensive with cheaper to make it last longer.

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I like Options standard hot chocolate. My friends say I'm crazy but I feel like all the others just taste like nothing or are super expensive. If I am feeling fancy, I put a teaspoon of Nutella in it.

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YouSayWotNow@reddit

From the high street brands, Hotel Chocolat punches above its price point. There are lots of other great hot chocolates but most are more expensive.

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LilacMages@reddit

Whittard does some great ones but they are expensive

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Pristine_Fox4090@reddit

Agree with Whittards, I’ve bought a few from there, they’re expensive but really good

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CryptographerMore944@reddit

This was going to be my answer. I've enjoyed all the flavours so far but I do like the chocolate orange one and the blueberry cheesecake one.

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OnlymyOP@reddit

I like Hotel Chocolat. I have a velvetiser so it's easy to knock together.

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bobmbface@reddit

You get the same effect if you use an electric hand whisk/blender

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Helyonnaise@reddit

I buy the caffe latte sachets for my velvetiser. I have one a day. It’s heavenly. Have had one most days since Christmas last year.

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Spazhazzard@reddit

Anything else is pleb tier garbage. The velvetiser has made it impossible to find a decent hot chocolate anywhere except home.

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OnlymyOP@reddit

😂 very true

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Most-Number5867@reddit

Exactly this

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Tastetherainbow_2016@reddit

*Not* Costa brand. Bought some as I’ve been spending an obscene amount on hot chocolate out the coffee shop. It tastes slightly of aniseed? 🤢 and no its not the milk, I switched and same. 0/10 do not recommend. Following this for recommendations

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twentyone_cats@reddit

Yeah the Costa drinking chocolate powder tastes nothing like their hot chocolate, I was very disappointed.

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champion_soundz@reddit

That's funny I loved the Costa one but haven't had it in a few months now and I hate aniseed!

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majomista@reddit

Mörk Hands down winner

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catmadwoman@reddit

M&S the type you need to add milk.

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Tismypueblo@reddit

Options if I’m making with hot water, Hotel Chocolat if I’m using milk

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Mandolele@reddit

Options do a praline one that's great as a mocha. I think it's meant to be a seasonal flavour, but it's on amazon most of the time.

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rageofa1000suns@reddit

Can't beat just plain Coacoa powder, milk and sugar. Everything else is fucking trash tier.

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El_John_Nada@reddit

Hotel Chocolat when I want a treat that I make in my fake velvetiser, Options when I just want a quick and nice hot chocolate.

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No_Ring_3348@reddit

Green & Blacks is about £4 for a fairly large tub and is delicious

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skatemoose@reddit

I make my own, dark chocolate melted into a cream/milk blend, however much sugar i feel it needs. Its lush and I can't go back to powered crap.

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mildperil_@reddit

Hotel Chocolat, easily. You do not need a Velvetiser, I get a very nice drink with a microwave, a Pyrex jug and a £1 Ikea milk frother. However, it is still on the pricy side. The Green & Blacks stuff is quite nice, I am currently drinking that cold.

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Embarrassed_Park2212@reddit

I have to disagree. A jug and milk frother is no match for how smooth the velvitiser makes hot chocolate. I tried both ways and the velvitiser always better.

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TheNotSpecialOne@reddit

Twinings is my favourite but after reading this all I want to try the others. I'm open to new brands

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RainbowWarrior73@reddit

Whittard luxury hot chocolate also makes wonderful milkshakes, utterly delicious either way.

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RainbowWarrior73@reddit

Whittard luxury hot chocolate also makes wonderful milkshakes, utterly deliciously decadent either way.

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Zubi_Q@reddit

Knoops is my absolute favourite

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ThatThingInTheCorner@reddit

I just use normal cocoa powder with a bit of sugar

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TheLittleChikk@reddit

I had a Green and Black's mint hot chocolate over 10 years ago once and I still think about it.

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Complex-Honeydew-111@reddit

Morrisons Savers one in the plastic packet not the jar. Believe it or not it's actually really nice. I like it way better than the premium brands now

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No-Snow-9605@reddit

I used to use Cadbury, Itried Galaxy, didn't like it. I have settled on Aldi's own brand. Doesn't have to be expensive to be nice.

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winkywoo75@reddit

Aldi own brand for the price is better than most

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Dry-Grocery9311@reddit

Callebaut 70-30 callets, melted in hot milk and frothed. Even better if heated with a proper milk steamer from a coffee machine. Nothing else comes close.

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Aggravating_Ad5632@reddit

Callebaut. It's not cheap, but it's the best. I use it in a Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser and it's far, far superior to their own brand stuff.

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No_Consideration7466@reddit

Tesco finest hot chocolate flakes are great - £2.85 at the moment with clubcard. M&S sell exactly the same ones three times the price (exactly the same shape packaging, ingredients list etc, just the print on the box is different)

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lapsongsue@reddit

Valrhona, the stuff in a carton.

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Gazado@reddit

Specifically for home made mocha? I hate coffee but I find mocha tastes like a more stronger hot chocolate with the right instant coffee. I recommend kenco smooth instant granules and Clipper Fairtrade Instant Hot Chocolate, one proper teaspoon of coffee, two teaspoons of hot chocolate powder. 1/4 milk, 3/4 boiled water. I also tend to have oat milk so YMMV. Works even better in this heat if you mix double the coffee and hot chocolate (so 2x and 4x) then mix with a tiny amount of hot water to dissolve, then use 2/3 milk 1/3 cold water with some ice cubes to make a pint for iced mocha.

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Foundation_Wrong@reddit

Sweet freedom syrup is amazing, it’s not just chocolate either. I put it on ice cream, add it to soy milk for hot chocolate! Low calorie and vegan.

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makomirocket@reddit

This is one of those "kill them with kindness" gifts. Like getting people into nicer coffee so that their go to takes terrible in comparison now, or introducing someone to an expensive hobby with a starter set

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Antergaton@reddit

Whittards is great, do so many but pricy. Else Malteasers.

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Equal-Application731@reddit

Nip over to France and get some benco. Ifs cheap but ruddy amazing

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Aglyayepanchin@reddit

Green and blacks hot chocolate

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cdh79@reddit

Make your own from chocolate solids, milk and cream.

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Vequihellin@reddit

We bought some expensive stuff in a garden centre recently and it has chunks of dark chocolate in it. It's delicious. Tbh, the best hot chocolate is the one where you take decent chocolate and melt it in milk. But if you want good instant choc, you need to look at the artisanal stuff they sell in posh garden centres or just pick up something in hotel Chocolat or m&s if you want something easy and convenient.

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xjezika@reddit

Harth hot chocolate is divine. They're a small independent but you can get them online (and I've started seeing a vendor sell it at my local village market) Their original and solstice blend is gorgeous

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Ok-Technician4054@reddit

Pendragon - based in Llandudno - they supply catering sizes - we buy the 1kg each of Milk and Dark Chocolate - they do some amazing flavours but we tend to use their Hot Chocolate flavour drops - unbelievably strong and one dropper bottle lasts forever - 6 drops of Orange turns into liquid Terrys Chocolate Orange. The Salted Caramel and Irish Cream drops also top..

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katvoira@reddit

Cola Cao can't be bested.

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LegolasleChat@reddit

I've always got a tub of the Clipper hot choc on my shelf and I'm never disappointed with a cup.

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sadsack100@reddit

Came here to recommend Clipper.

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ASarcasticEngineer@reddit

Velvetiser and a couple cubes of any standard chocolate you fancy

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Bucca_AD@reddit

Mines Benco, unfortunately you can only get it in France (that I know of)

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t0tallytotoro@reddit

It is far too hot to be thinking of hot chocolate

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geeered@reddit

Decent cocoa powder and sugar - amounts to your own tastes and a little bit of cornflour for thickness (maybe not for mocha). Mix into a paste, then slowly add milk while stirring so it's evenly mixed. Likely a lot cheaper than pre-made options and you can work out the exact ratios that work best for you.

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Coldthots@reddit

Hotel chocolat is obviously top tier but if I’m really wanting one and relying on the supermarket- I’d say options.

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MeOldChina321@reddit

El Barco Delice Spanish Hot Chocolate...it is dear but it is absolutely gorgeous! I\`d drink it all the time if I could.

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Common_Move@reddit

Paul

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Iammildlyoffended@reddit

I’m a bit of a foodie - I just melt chocolate and add milk if I’m feeling like a hot choccie. My kids will have any brand though.

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Fizl99@reddit

Very heaped tsp cocoa, 1tsp sugar, pinch of salt, little vanilla if i fancy it in a velvetiser. More sugar if you have a sweet tooth

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Pennywiser25@reddit

Twinnings. You can also drink it as chocolate milk. It’s amazing.

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Juneau_33@reddit

Some Callebaut chocolate, melt with milk. Or Whittards is good

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crestfallen_castle@reddit

If I make it myself, Twinings. If I’m out and about, can’t recommend Knoops highly enough. Is it extortionate? Yes. But it’s also the best hot chocolate I’ve ever had.

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Pitythebackseat@reddit

this is true. I legitimately took one sip walking down the street after leaving the shop and stopped in my tracks to say oh my god.

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bluehobbs@reddit

Asking about hot chocolate in this weather? Crazy

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crestfallen_castle@reddit

When Starbucks still did their delicious Signature Hot Chocolate (pre-recipe change) I went into my local one and ordered it. They playfully refused because it was 29 degrees and (again, in a friendly way) bullied me into getting it iced. It was horrible. Hot chocolate every dayyyy

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deltree000@reddit

Whatever the brand... you've really gotta HEAP.

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Violet351@reddit

Hotel chocolat or chococo

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Great_Tradition996@reddit

I love the Twining’s Swiss Milk Chocolate. It’s really creamy and chocolatey ☺️

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fpuk69@reddit

Hotel chocolat in the velvetisor

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Cosmic-burst@reddit

Cutter and Squidge are amazing! I get the M&S flakes currently as an easy access option that isn’t too expensive.

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AlwaysTheKop@reddit

Not really a hot chocolate I guess but can't beat a Horlicks Chocolate in the evening, puts me in a nice relaxed mood ready to wind down... https://preview.redd.it/zdlnqvrltu3h1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5effaab4c15192e11e340ed877e8cc3b370cae7e

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lovemycat02@reddit

Whittard. Always make with milk and not water. (Unless you’re a freak)

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Cute-Ad217@reddit

Milo

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djwillis1121@reddit

I got a Whittards one as a gift a while ago that I really like. But equally it's just cocoa and sugar so if you find a really nice cocoa you can make your own. Or even go further and just use some nice dark chocolate

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BatOfBeyond@reddit

Hotel Chocolat or Whittard made with milk

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jlangue@reddit

Take blocks of Lindt chocolate, preferably mint, and melt them down.

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Green-Ad6717@reddit

Coffee

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edyth_@reddit

When I want to treat myself I go for Harth hot chocolate

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