Hot chocolate - add water or milk?

tdf7187

Why is it that with some hot chocolates the instructions say to add hot milk and with others it's hot water?? I really need an answer to this.

poisonated

It has to be milk. Hot chocolate with water is horrible!

tdf7187

poisonated wrote: »

It has to be milk. Hot chocolate with water is horrible!

Well I'm drinking it with water because if I drank it with milk I'd have none left for my fookin tea. Plus it takes a lot less effort to fill the kettle and hit the switch compared to putting milk in a saucepan and having to make sure it doesn't overheat, hence potentially leading to a messy cleaning job, and I'm basically a lazy k.unt.

Richard Hillman

When it's those little sachets, I add water and top it up with milk

Rubberchikken

Milk and water. That way the water dilutes the milk down a bit:)

tdf7187

tdf7187 wrote: »

Well I'm drinking it with water because if I drank it with milk I'd have none left for my fookin tea. Plus it takes a lot less effort to fill the kettle and hit the switch compared to putting milk in a saucepan and having to make sure it doesn't overheat, hence potentially leading to a messy cleaning job, and I'm basically a lazy k.unt.

Milk. Mug. Microwave. 2 mins. Done!

Noodles81

The people watching their weight would opt for hot water. But if you are going for a really nice hot chocolate; heat a saucepan of milk, when it's getting hot add some broken Cadbury dairy milk, let that melt and then add 4 heaped teaspoons of Cadbury hot chocolate powder and stir. Pour into a cup and add marshmallows on top or cream. I don't bother with cream myself it's luscious enough with the extra chocolate in it. Enjoy!!

aaronjumper

I add milk and stir it until it's mixed well then add hot water cos I'm a lazy bastard.
Milk all the way if I could be arsed.

Oink

Some need milk some need water.
Bought the wrong one now I have to boil milk or it tastes like shíte.
D’other one tastes fine with water.

Earthhorse

Milk. Has to be milk.

Oink wrote: »

Bought the wrong one now I have to boil milk or it tastes like shíte.

Warm the milk, don't boil it!

fergiesfolly

Milk heated (not boiled )in a saucepan on the hob. Add it slowly to three heaped teaspoons of hot chocolate powder, stirring continuously.
Add a half dozen Maltesers rather than marshmallows, if you're feeling decadent.
Also, if you have a milk frother, use that to mix rather than a spoon.

coffee_cake

Milk frother and cocoa powder

Feisar

Nutella, thank me later.

Mr. CooL ICE

Because some hot chocolate powders already have milk powder in them, so water is unnecessary. But they are generally inferior to the hot chocolates that require milk.

Haven't read the packaging in detail, but I assume it's to do with UHT being sh1te

AllGunsBlazing

I'm adding whiskey to everything right now. It's feckin cold out there!

Irish_peppa

Oh god MILK my granny used to use water and I just couldnt stomach it. Then she relented and used 50% water and 50% milk still thought it was horrid. She said she did it for my health as milk was bad for me but I was suspicious she was doing it because water was cheaper :cool:

Zaph

Milk, 55% chocolate chips and a splash of vanilla. Just had one an hour or so ago. Powder is fine if that's all you have but it'll be sweeter and it's not going to be as rich, but using water instead of milk is unforgivable.

Captain Havoc

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

I'm adding whiskey to everything right now. It's feckin cold out there!

I know it's not the same but I'm definitely having a hot chocolate with Cointreau later.

Miley Byrne

tdf7187 wrote: »

Well I'm drinking it with water because if I drank it with milk I'd have none left for my fookin tea. Plus it takes a lot less effort to fill the kettle and hit the switch compared to putting milk in a saucepan and having to make sure it doesn't overheat, hence potentially leading to a messy cleaning job, and I'm basically a lazy k.unt.

Just put the milk in the kettle, problem solved:cool:

GreeBo

If those Germans taught us nothing else its that
heiße schokolade mit rum und sahne is where its at.

khalessi

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I know it's not the same but I'm definitely having a hot chocolate with Cointreau later.

Baileys FTW

branie2

Milk, of course!

Homelander

Well the ones that say add water already have milk powder in them. I find most are OK with just water, but usually I'll finish them off with a dash of milk.

Obviously using water to make hot chocolate that has no milk powder already in it is gonna be rank.

POBox19

Heaped T spoon of real 100% cocoa powder + 1 of sugar, add a drop of milk, stir to a paste while heating milk, not boiling, add hot milk (and whatever you fancy) enjoy.

Forget about 'Drinking Chocolate' mixes which are mostly sugar and almost no cocoa solids. If it says 'add water' it contains powdered milk and who knows what other chemical to get it to blend.

OscarMIlde

Milk, or fake milk if like me you're allergic. Cashew nut or almond milk are the best for that. Had one last, frothy from the aeroccino, with whittards salted caramel hot chocolate. Amazing..

_Godot_

I'd use only milk, with some added milk chocolate melted into it.

trashcan

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

I'm adding whiskey to everything right now. It's feckin cold out there!

Rum with hot chocolate is what you want. Had it while skiing in Austria. Lovely.

FileNotFound

Milk, at least that's it for me.

Rodney Bathgate

Am I the only one that adds chocolate milk?

lucalux

Heat milk to hot, but not boiling in a pan, then crack in some real 60/70% cocoa solids chocolate, (any of the madagascan/single origin type bars in aldi/lidl are good for this) melt and add vanilla extract (not essence!) if you fancy it.
Sweeten if you need to with some sugar if you like, maple syrup works well too if you like that taste.

None of this palm oil filled, whey powdered mainly-sugar muck you get masquerading as chocolate drinks

Add alcohol as required:)