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Gourmet Food : Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate Mix - Double Chocolate, 16 oz

  
: Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate Mix - Double Chocolate, 16 oz
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from: Ghirardelli

Price: $5.95
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Third Party New Price: $5.95

Amazon.com Details:
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Address: USA
Binding: Misc.
Brand: Ghirardelli
Country: USA
EAN: 0747599620010
Feature: Mix with Hot Milk
Ingredients: Sweet Ground Chocolate And Cocoa (Contains: Sugar, Cocoa, Unsweetened Chocolate, Soy Lecithin - An Emulsifier, Vanilla)
Label: Ghirardelli
Manufacturer: Ghirardelli
Publisher: Ghirardelli
Size: 16 oz can
Studio: Ghirardelli
Sales Rank: 29
MPN: 62001

Features:
  • Mix with Hot Milk


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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The luxuriously deep flavor of Ghirardelli premium Double Chocolate Hot Cocoa creates the intense, lingering chocolate experience cherished by true cocoa lovers. We start with cocoa from the finest beans, blend just the right amount of sugar and real vanilla, and add real chocolate for a rich chocolate taste.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Non-Dairy...PERFECT!!!
This Ghirardelli Double Chocolate mix is absolutely a Godsend! For someone who is lactose-intolerant like me, it was almost impossible trying to find a hot chocolate mix that didn't already have some sort of powdered milk in it. This mix does not. You add it to your own hot milk (in my case, the lactose-free Lactaid brand milk.) I actually also tried it in just hot water and it was still good. It is thick, rich, not too sweet and wonderful! I am thrilled that I can enjoy hot chocolate again. Thank you Ghirardelli! Two thumbs up!!!


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - too sweet, but there's a cure.
No,this isn't the "old fashioned" cocoa mix, there's just too much sugar in it. However, you can buy unsweetened cocoa in bulk and mix it in 50/50 and now you're getting a real hot chocolate. Of course, you can adjust the ratios to taste, 50/50 is kind of hardcore.
Ghiradelli, you're not doing America any favors by making this product so sweet.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - THE BEST
This is absolutely THE BEST hot chocolate I've ever had! It is so rich and chocolate-y. We love it. It is also delicious in a cup of coffee to make mocha. You're going to love this and after you've had it, you'll never want any other kind of hot chocolate mix. Enjoy.....


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - New Recipie: Less servings More Sugar Not recommended (I used to)
I'm not a member of the food police. However; I get really mad when a company short changes their customers hoping they will not notice. ESPECIALLY a supposed higher end "GOURMET" producer like Ghirardelli!

The quick and dirty for those who don't want to read my detailed review.
**Is it better than "Swiss Miss," YES.
**Did it used to be better before they over-sweetened, cut the # of servings from 20 to 12 and generally ruined a decent product? YES!
**Is it over-priced and resting on the Ghirardelli name? OH YES.
**Is it a way to impress people who don't know any better albiet for a price? Probably.
**Do I still recommend Ghirardelli Hot Chocolates. NOPE Not Any More. (want to know why? read on)

For years I have enjoyed the Ghirardelli line of hot chocolates. That is about to change!
NOTE: Until this year they have born the subtitle "Old Fashioned." That designation has been dropped for reasons which will soon become apparent. They have also quite conspicuously dropped the Product Satisfaction Guarantee along with the Ghirardelli address for applying for reimbursement if you the consumer were dissatisfied. Does this bode well for us? You be the judge and by all means let Ghirardelli know. I cannot include the address due to Amazon review policies. You may however contact them by email at their website.
Something I strongly encourage. As a hot chocolate lover I want the original recipie back. I hope after reading my review you will too.

What is Ghirardelli doing? Quite simply boosting the sugar levels to astronomical levels and engaging in what I call "shorting."
Before a serving of any Ghirardelli hot chocolate mix consisted of (3) Tbsp., (22g) yielding twenty, (20) servings per 16oz. can.
NOW one serving is (4) Tbsp., (39 grams) yielding only TWELVE (12) servings for the same 16oz. can. This gives us 40 percent LESS servings per can. And at an average of $5.50 per can less s&h an increase from 27.5 cents/serving to 45.8 cents/serving. -- Some may say this is gourmet hot chocolate why quarrel over a few cents. Fair question, but lets be sure were talking about chocolate and not cheap fillers.

I have a few cans still left from the "Old Fashioned" style which is what Ghirardelli has marketed for years. It IS different and I can taste the difference. However, I will post both Nutrition labels side by side for you to compare and add my analysis at the end. Hopefully the facts will be as clear to you as they are me.
NOTE: the nutrition label is a requirement of the USDA. Further they are reprinted everywhere so I am assuming that this is PUBLIC DOMAIN information. (That doesn't mean that Ghirardelli will like me telling you about it.)

I will be comparing Ghirardelli OLD FASHIONED HOT CHOCOLATE "DOUBLE CHOCOLATE" to the new replacement Ghirardelli PREMIUM HOT COCOA "DOUBLE CHOCOLATE." Note it is now called Hot Cocoa & not Hot Chocolate.

I have Chocolate Mocha and Chocolate Hazelnut to compare as well and that the differences are negligible. It is usually only 0.5g of fat but mostly 1 - 2g of sugar is the usual difference. And of course both use natural ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great cocoa flavor like none other, but waaaaay tooo sweeeeet
Whoah! I just peeled myself off the ceiling after drinking a cup of this. This might be better named "Double Sugar" Flavor Hot Chocolate mix.

First, the good stuff. There is no doubt in my mind that Ghirardelli continues to make a distinctive, excellent quality chocolate. The cocoa used in this mix is smooth, dark, fruity and aromatic. Nothing else like it that I've ever tasted.

Now, the criticism. There is just too much sugar in the mix. The recommended proportion of mix to 8 oz milk is four tablespoons. (By the by, there is no powdered milk in here. You must add your own milk--or soymilk or rice milk--great option for lactose-intolerant types.)

People, you are using a quarter cup of mix at 4 Tbs and most of the mix seems to be granulated sugar, which you can taste and crunch in your mouth if you sample the dry mix. Cutting down fifty percent on the mix gave me an acceptable cup of cocoa but...it was no longer double chocolate and it had naturally a poorer mouth feel and aroma.

Double Chocolate Mix is some of the best cocoa I WOULD have had, if Ghirardelli could see their way to making a lower sugar version, and please, no sugar substitute, which I don't like to use.

Summary; great chocolate flavor, unsurpassed. But overly sweet. If you don't like supersweet cocoa, pass this up. If you do love extremely sweet hot drinks, you will absolutely adore this mix.