A steamy blind taste test of 7 hot chocolate mixes.
series, BA editors conduct blind comparisons to discover the best supermarket staples . Today, which hot chocolate mix should you be sipping all winter long?
Hot chocolate has two jobs: to warm you up and to spark joy. Whether it’s before a few laps of the ice rink, after a day on the slopes, or in your mid-morning coffee, a cup of molten chocolate topped with a fluffy peak of whipped cream does what no other hot beverage can.umbrella, you’ll find a dizzying array of options. Most contain milk powder and require just a splash of hot water. Others really need some full-fat dairy to shine bright. Some offer teeny marshmallows in the mix.
To uncover the hot chocolate that deserves a place in your shopping cart, we blind taste-tested seven of the most popular brands in the beverage aisle: Swiss Miss, Trader Joe’s, Nestlé, Ghirardelli, and more. After preparing them according to package directions—which meant hot water for all but one, which asked for milk instead—we sipped away, judging each brand on taste, texture, and overall flavor. Here’s what we learned.
Everyone’s favorite grocer makes a hot chocolate mix that features the usual lineup, such as cane syrup, cocoa, natural flavors, dry milk, and sea salt. Plus some additives like
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