Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2012

This actually turned out pretty good! I made a couple of modifications though. I used unsweetened almond milk instead of soy milk, splenda instead of white sugar and I didnt add cayenne or cinnamon. It was a little salty for my taste buds so next time I wont use any salt. I'm so thrilled to have a recipe that is low in fat and sugar and still taste good!

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charmndelight

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2012

I used vanilla soy milk as that's what I had on hand so I omitted the vanilla extract as I thought it might be too much. The result was great. I'm not that big of a fan of chocolate but I really love this hot chocolate. It's very easy to whip up a quick mug and it tastes so good.

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shane472

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2012

Overall, I thought this was pretty tasty, although too salty. I cut the salt by half and still thought it was too salty. I'd recommend reducing the salt to 1/8 tsp. The cayenne pepper is a nice touch. Thanks for the recipe!

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Orpheus

Home Town: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2011

needs more sugar, just didn't like it.

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zaz_pas

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2011

I mostly looked up this recipe to find the right measurements for basic hot cocoa...last time I tried to wing it it tasted terrible :( So...the measurements were very helpful and I made several variations. Real whole milk, a dash of vanilla coffee creamer, a cinnamon stick instead of dash of cinnamon and omitted the cayenne pepper and only a dash of salt. Basically, we all make our own tweaks to a recipe :) Turned out great!!

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jenniwithani

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2011

Whoa Nelly! Being a self-proclaimed hot chocolate expert, I have to say that this recipe is top-notch. With or without the cayenne pepper, my roommates and I loved this. It's rich, frothy, and very decadent. The only trouble was that I had a hard time separating the clumps of cocoa powder that formed when I put it into the water. Any suggestions for how to remedy this problem?

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littlechristine

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2011

This is NOT vegan, for the record. Vegans don't use refined sugar or table salt or anything processed. Still a good recipe, however. Those of you who think you're vegan because you don't partake in dairy are mistaken, you're vegetarian.

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amuffledscream

Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2011

Eeeeeeee, it was lovelllly!!! Even better than I remember as a child. Hit the spot and warmed me right down to my toes. Big THANK YOU!

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Tree4Tails

Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2011

I made this as written except I substituted agave syrup for the white sugar. It was not very sweet (agave is supposed to be even more sweet than sugar!). I used unsweetened milk, so maybe this recipe calls for sweetened soy milk?? I still enjoyed it, but my 4-year-old said it was missing something - sugar! I would probably add 1 extra Tablespoon of agave syrup next time.

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