Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2011

Score! Three ingredients=check. No high fructose corn syrup=check. Tastes as good as store-bought=check. The only two things I did differently were increasing the cocoa to almost 1 cup; and using 1/4 c. mix per serving (which is what the canister from the grocery says to use). Previously I have made this with confectioners' sugar instead of regular white, and it tasted bad. It needed salt and vanilla when served. But made this way, with only dry milk, white granular sugar, and cocoa, it needed nothing! Little sis was happy that it didn't leave residue in the bottom of the cup, too. We added whipped cream on top when we drank it, but it didn't need that. I might give this as gifts this Christmas!

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Anne

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2002

Definitely kid-friendly! Good flavour.

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MUM2JMCNB

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2002

A+ really good hot chocolate. I too added the 3 cups drink mix and 1/4 cup cocoa.

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Deneen

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Bristow, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2003

Delicious and easy to make! Great and handy to put in your bags.

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ROGERSMITH

Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2003

The reommended mix is somewhat watery. I used 3 tsp. for a more chocolately taste. I also added vanilla powder (1 tbsp) to the mix. Very good! Can be made with milk. Sometimes with both the water or milk there were particles at the bottom of the drink that turned me off, eventhough I *knew* they were from the powdered milk. To avoid this, make sure you don't have too much mix in the cup, and the temp. is high enough to disolve everything when you add it to the liquid. Keep mixing as you sip...

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Kelly

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2007

Made this with dark cocoa powder. Try some mix in your coffee!

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DEBIVEE

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Buffalo, New York, USA

Living In: Waterloo, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2007

I doubled the powdered milk and substituted sugar for splenda and it is great!!!1

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Julie Wagner

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2012

Not the BEST flavor, but it's kid-friendly and super-easy to make. As an adult, I'd pass on it, but my kiddos are 100% happy with it.

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JAZZHANDS

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2012

I added a little more sugar than it called for (1/2 cup more) and it turned out a quite good. We will be keeping this recipe! BTW...16 ounces of dry milk is about 7 cups. And, yes, use 2 tablespoons instead of teaspoons.

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mbbcbc

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2012

This is a simpler, tastier - and MUCH healthier - version of the hot cocoa mixes that call for non-dairy creamers...and one that can easily be adapted for vegans, as I have done. I found that using a powdered soy milk in place of the milk powder and raw sugar in place of white yields a very tasty dairy-free hot cocoa mix. I also used good cocoa powder purchased at my local Trader Joe's that is far superior in taste than Nestle's or any other overly-processed commercial brand. I have not tried the healthier and caffeine-free option of carob powder in place of cocoa, but I'm sure it can substitute cocoa in much the same ratio. With whatever type of chocolate powder used, one needs to adjust the amount used to taste - I found most of these recipes for powdered hot cocoa mix are far too heavy on sugar and not chocolatey enough for my palate!

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