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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2006

I thought this was pretty good, but missing a little something. I added a small square of chopped hersheys milk chocolate bar to the individual cups and a sprinkle of cinnamon. To give as a gift I would add (8oz) of milk chocolate chips to the entire recipe. And recommend sprinkling cinnamon on top.

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tegan

Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2006

I too had to tweak this a bit for my own taste as follows: 11 cups dry milk powder 2 1/2-3 cups confectioners' sugar (to taste..after mixed try a cup if not sweet enough add more ) 1-1 1/2 C. cocoa powder 1 (32 ounce) container instant chocolate drink mix 1 (8 ounce) container powdered non-dairy Chocolate creamer 1 (8 ounce) container powdered non-dairy French Vanilla creamer

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TEXANSPICE1

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2005

Best hot cocoa I have ever tasted! I always enjoy making it for my two teenage daughters, and they always enjoy drinking it! There is no comparison to this amazing hot cocoa mix.

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Addie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Living In: Durham, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2005

I actually got this recipe from a friend when I lived in Korea and it is the absolute best Hot Chocolate. I always suggest that people tailor the recipe to their liking because some people like it sweeter than chocolate and vice versa. I usually use about a 1/4 cup of the mix in a cup of hot water and I add less milk. I need to try the flavored coffee creamer. Thanks for the suggestions.

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Denise

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Concord, California, USA

Living In: Syracuse, New York, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2004

I thought the recipe was an easy and good recipe. I took hints from other reviews and added extra chocolate mix, and cocoa. I made it a "gourmet" chocolate mix by adding mini marshmallows and milk chocolate chips.

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THREEKELLEYS

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2004

I gave this recipe four stars because of how easy it is to make, the ingredients are readily available and also because of the previous reviews suggested changes. I'm not sure how good it would be without those tips. I too added more chocolate drink mix and some cocoa powder. Instead of using just plain non-dairy creamer, I mixed up two separate batches. In one I used half plain creamer and half Irish cream flavoured creamer (although I think it could have used more of the Irish cream flavour) and in the other I used half plain creamer and half hazelnut flavoured creamer. Both turned out really well and are very tasty.

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LADYCERISE

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2004

Maybe I did something wrong, but this recipe just didn't work at all for me. It tastes okay, but the mix just will not dissolve in hot water! I bought a lot of the ingredients at Costco, so if anyone has any hints for what to do with 5 pounds each of Quik and CoffeeMate, please let me know! ;-)

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Kelly

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2004

I'm not sure why this is a 4 star rating when almost everyone has had to change it significantly. I tried a small batch of this as suggested in the recipe and it turned out to be milky hot water with a hint of chocolate in it. I then followed others advice and it turned out wonderfully, but let's give credit where it's due, to the reviewer who suggested upping it to 3 cups chocolate mix, adding 1/4 cup cocoa and half the cream be french vanilla flavor. When I made it that way, it turned from a flavorless mystery drink into a nice gift for my family.

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dagny21

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Living In: Juneau, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2003

This was a wonderful recipe. I followed the previous advice and add Nestle Quick mix and i used 4 oz chocolate creamer and 4 oz french vanilla creamer and it was great. I also added cocoa to make it darker in color. I also bought mini Hershey's kisses to drop in the cup and it made it even better. My family enjoys it and says it's better than the store bought. Also, I tried it with liquid french vanilla creamer in each cup I make and that taste wonderful. Great recipe.

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