We crunched the numbers and found that when prepared according to the pack instructions – in this case adding 200mL hot water to an 11.5g sachet of powder – Jarrah Hot Choc works out to be the best value. Unit prices, however, don't take into consideration the price of the milk that some products instruct you to add, which of course bumps up the cost of the end product. If your household goes through hot chocolate rapidly, or you're on a tight budget, then a product that's good value for money is a priority.Ĭomparing unit prices on the supermarket shelves reveals that Aldi's Dairy Fine Drinking Chocolate, Coles Hot Chocolate and Woolworths Instant Drinking Chocolate Powder (all tins of loose powder) are the cheapest products in our review, all costing $0.75 per 100g.
Woolworths Instant Drinking Chocolate Powder. Coles Hot Chocolate (sachets), for example, is 53.5% sugar (it contains non-nutritive sweeteners aspartame and acesulphame potassium but also glucose syrup and sugar), whereas Lindt Milk Chocolate Hot Chocolate Flakes is 43% sugar, and non-nutritive sweetener free. While products with non-nutritive sweetener ingredients are usually lower in sugars, that's not always the case. They both contain non-nutritive sweeteners – erythritol (additive number 968) and steviol glycosides (additive 960, more commonly known as Stevia) – which add a sweet taste without the kilojoules associated with added sugars.Īll up, non-nutritive sweeteners erythritol and Stevia plus acesulphame potassium (950), aspartame (951) and sucralose (955) are used – either alone or two or three in combination – in seven of the 19 products we looked at. If you're trying to avoid or reduce added sugars in your diet (but want to treat yourself to a guilt-free hot chocolate) Avalanche Sugar Free is the lowest sugar (and kilojoule) product we reviewed, closely followed by Avalanche 99% Sugar Free Drinking Chocolate (sachets), with just 0.1g and 5g sugars per 100g respectively. 
Avalanche Sugar Free Drinking Chocolate. Does hot chocolate have caffeine in it?. Hot chocolate cocoa content, sugar and price. We also compared price and ingredients to find the top picks for best value, cocoa content and more. Our CHOICE Score is based on the overall taste rating (see How we test for details). We taste tested 19 supermarket hot chocolate products from brands including Lindt, Cadbury, Nestlé, Jarrah and Avalanche. So which store-bought hot chocolate is best? The original comfort food, there's nothing quite like a mug of hot choccy to warm you from the inside and leave you feeling content. Hot chocolate is right up there with woolly jumpers and open fires as the perfect accompaniment to cooler weather. A hot chocolate made from a store-bought pack can cost from $0.29 up to $1.39 per cup. Products that contain non-nutritive sweetener ingredients aren't always lower in sugars. For the purest chocolate experience, look for a high cocoa content. Feeling adventurous? You might even want to make your own blend of chocolate, sugar, and cinnamon. Try different kinds of chocolate for different occasions, or settle on just one favorite. If you have access to other brands and/or artisanal chocolate products, take advantage of them. Abuelita and Ibarra are ubiquitous commercial brands of chocolate de mesa, but they are far from the only ones. (The ancient Mexicans laced their chocolate with chile.) Look for a good-quality ground ancho, chipotle, or other dried pepper. Or make it a little “hotter” by including a dash of powdered chile pepper in the mix. Spice it up with a pinch of cloves, nutmeg, or allspice-either in addition to the cinnamon or in place of it. Vanilla is just as Mexican as cacao, so feel free to add a couple of drops of good-quality Mexican vanilla extract to your batch of chocolate. For an even sweeter beverage, try a bit of brown sugar, piloncillo, or honey. Chocolate caliente made with water will definitely have a more pronounced cacao flavor. That’s how the pre-Hispanic Mexicans did it, as they did not have cows and so had no access to dairy products. 
Sure, you can always add marshmallows, but why not change up your cup of comfort by making your hot chocolate with water, instead of milk.
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