Fancy a delicious gourmet hot chocolate? (Moment Du Chocolat Gourmet Hot Chocolate)

Member Name: dippykitty

Product:	Moment Du Chocolat Gourmet Hot Chocolate
Date:	15/03/09 (65 review reads)
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Advantages: Strong chocolate taste, marshmallows to put on top

Disadvantages: Quite pricey, needs to be microwaved

When I want a real treat with the weekly shopping, I tend to pop a couple of these into the trolley. At £1.79 each (from Sainsbury's anyway), they are a bit of a rare addition though as they are quite a bit more expensive than my usual choice(s) of hot chocolate.

These work a little differently to most other instant hot chocolates. Instead of boiling the kettle and pouring hot water onto the hot chocolate, you actually put these in the microwave to heat them up. When they come out, they are usually piping hot so you need to leave them for at least ten minutes to give them chance to cool down. If you don't, you'll probably get a burnt tongue, like me! I don't know if this is standard across all Moment Du Chocolat hot chocolates, but mine come with marshmallows that you can add when it comes out of microwave. By the time it has cooled down, these will also have melted. This gives a nice sweet topping that I like to spoon off.

Taste-wise, these are very chocolatey and the taste remains right through to the end of the drink. The container is very reminescent of takeaway coffee and is designed to keep the hot chocolate warm while you drink it. I have been known to microwave one of these before I head out of the house and take it with me to drink on the way, and the container is quite conducive to this.

I absolutely love this hot chocolate as it is delicious. If you are a chocolate lover, this is strong enough to satisfy a chocolate craving as it seems a lot stronger than most instant hot chocolates that I have tried. However, the more expensive cost means that you probably won't want to buy enough of these to have one every day so it is more of a semi-regular or occasional treat.

Summary: The best hot chocolate!