Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2013

It was good with hot water but better with hot milk. Like many have said it was creamy tasting, and I used a flavored creamer which seemed to enhance the chocolate flavor. Also used half as much powdered milk as it called for, didn't want to the milky taste to over power the chocolate and vanilla so I added 3 cups of creamer and 3 1/3 cups powdered milk. It turned out great =D now I have a go to recipe for hot chocolate when winter time comes again and its cheap to make too! Thanks ^-^

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GothicSpice86

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2013

This was delightful! I made a huge batch to give to colleagues and friends as gifts and everyone loved it. I, of course, had to sample as well and thought it was the best cocoa I've ever had. I did use vanilla-flavored non-dairy creamer and instead of cocoa powder (I ran out and didn't realize) I chopped up a ghiradelli chocolate bar and put it in the food processor before adding to the mix. I also wanted a layered effect so I chopped up candy canes to put on top with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips. Served in a bell jar with a ribbon and it was a great holiday gift. Cheap too - I figured that it only cost about $9 per gift including the jar and ribbon.

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Schatze27

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Washington, D.C., USA

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2012

Made 1 mix and divided into 4 cellophane bags as part of teachers' gifts for Christmas. Very easy and Delicious!!

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heidird

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Waterford, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Framingham, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2012

Great Coco Mix. After reading some of the reviews I made a couple of changes. Used all creamer, no powered milk. I did not have drink mix, so I used 5 bags of instant coco mix, made one cup. Increased coco powder and sugar to 1 cup each.

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Jim B

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2012

I looked a lot of recipes and took a chance on this one. I only did 6 cups of powered milk. My hubby and I love this. I have also read a lot in using store brand stuff. But we are low on cash and did buy the store brand for.all the ingredients. We shopped at kroger to do this. I add a little creamer to mine to add a little extra something... I have use hazelnut and now a smores cream, and they are both yummy in this. I also sift all the ingredients. I put the mix in the cup first and the add hot water. We r making them as Christmas gifts this year.

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Jessa

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2012

Great mix that is about same cost as store bought with a lot more milk for the kids. I did double the creamer and the choc milk mix. I also used dark choc cocoa

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Linda

Home Town: Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2012

Really good!! I used French Vanilla creamer. I've tried other mixes, but this is the best. The addition of the pudding must be what makes it so rich and creamy. Love it!

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Karen

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2012

This is probably the best hot cocoa recipe we've tried. We do add just a little more powdered sugar for added sweetness, but no other changes. My daughters take this to school with them in the morning and have requests from their friends to bring extra for them. Word has gotten around the schools and now everyone wants to try it. :)

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mom2three

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2012

This is really pretty good. I added an extra cup of sugar because 1/2 cup just isn't enough for this much mix. I also omitted the chocolate drink mix because looking at the ingredients for the drink mix, it was primarily just cocoa and sugar (and I didn't have any).

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tsteyer

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2012

I made this recipe with Ovaltine as one reviewer suggested since I was going to package it up to send to deployed soldiers. My husband noted the use of Ovaltine right off and said more chocolate and less Ovaltine. We doubled all the chocolate items and added more powdered sugar. Still not the chocolately goodness we were going for, but it will do for home.

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