Hot Chocolate: Reviews

Updated February 2008
 

Top supermarket hot cocoa mix

Swiss Miss *Est. $2 for 10 servings Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Cook's Illustrated Magazine: Editors at Cook's Illustrated taste eight brands of hot cocoas, some of which are prepared with milk and others that are prepared ...

ConsumerReports.org: In its roundup, Consumer Reports editors taste and rank 10 mainstream hot chocolate brands, including Swiss Miss.

San Francisco Chronicle: The San Francisco Chronicle asks a panel of five food professionals to taste 14 non-organic hot chocolates, plus one cocoa that ...

Good Housekeeping: Good Housekeeping discusses only the top three of the 19 hot chocolates tasted. Swiss Miss ties with Godiva Milk Chocolate Hot ...

Cookie Magazine: An unspecified number of tasters try "dozens" of hot chocolates, picking winners in three categories. Swiss Miss Chocolate ...

The Boston Globe: Eight Boston Globe staffers taste five hot cocoas, with Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate getting mixed reviews. Some like the taste; to ...

 

Mid-range hot cocoa mix

Lake Champlain Traditional Hot Chocolate *Est. $8 for 21 servings Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Cook's Illustrated Magazine: Editors at Cook's Illustrated taste eight brands of hot cocoas, some of which are prepared with milk and others that are prepared ...

San Francisco Chronicle: This newspaper asks a panel of five food professionals to taste 14 non-organic hot chocolates, plus the winner of a previous ...

SeriousEats.com: Food commentator Ed Levine asks his staff to join him in a blind taste test of five hot chocolates, picking the most expensive ...

About.com: Professional chef Brett Moore is the gourmet food guide for About.com. This is not a formal taste test but a list of Moore's ...

 

Best gourmet hot chocolate

Schokinag European Drinking Chocolate *Est. $13 for eight servings Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

StarChefs.com: Chocolate columnist Stephanie Zonis gathers together eight friends to taste 13 gourmet hot chocolate mixes, giving "recommended" ...

Real Simple: This magazine says it tried more than 40 hot cocoas but identifies only the six winners, two in each price range. Schokinag ...

San Francisco Chronicle: This newspaper has a panel of five food professionals taste 14 non-organic hot chocolates, plus the winner of a previous organic ...

TheNibble.com: This site reviews more than five dozen hot chocolates. Schokinag Triple Chocolate European Drinking Chocolate is described as ...

About.com: Professional chef Brett Moore is the About.com guide to gourmet food. Schokinag Extreme Dark European Drinking Chocolate is ...

 

Decaffeinated cocoa mix

Hersheys Goodnight Kisses *Est. $2 for 4 servings Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Cook's Illustrated Magazine: Editors at Cook's Illustrated taste eight brands of hot cocoas, some of which are prepared with milk and others that are prepared ...

ConsumerReports.org: Hershey's Goodnight Kisses is among the hot chocolates included in Consumer Reports' most recent roundup. A ratings chart details ...

CookieMag.com: An unspecified number of tasters try "dozens" of hot chocolates, making picks in three categories. Hershey's Goodnight Kisses is ...

The Boston Globe: Boston Globe staffers taste five hot cocoas; Hershey's Goodnight Kisses receives high scores from three of the eight judges. Some ...

Backpacker Magazine: Backpacker's staff tries 16 hot chocolates, choosing four as the best, including Hershey's Goodnight Kisses.

 

Hot Chocolate Runners Up:

Godiva *Est. $10 for 12 servings

3 picks by top review sites.

Land O' Lakes *Est. $8 for 12 servings

3 picks by top review sites.

Jacques Torres *Est. $18 for 9 servings

2 picks by top review sites.

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