Sweet little way to satisfy your cravings (Skinny Cow Hot Chocolate)

Member Name: BumpyBump

Product:	Skinny Cow Hot Chocolate
Date:	30/10/09 (39 review reads)
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Advantages: Quick and simple to make

Disadvantages: Slightly odd aftertaste

Whilst on a diet (one of many) I decided that a great way to give me my chocolate fix after dinner, without taking in loads of extra calories, would be to try hot chocolate. Having tried the Skinny Cow ice-creams, and been fairly impressed, I decided to give the hot chocolate a go.

This stuff comes in plastic, screw-top jars with 200g of powder in it. The outside is patterned in the usual cow design, with a skinny-looking cow on the front of it. The instructions on the jar state that you should have two heaped teaspoons of chocolate powder for each mug. Then you simply add hot, but not boiling, water. I have found that the recommended amount of powder per mug is the very least you can get away with without the hot chocolate being too watery. I haven't tried it with more than the recommended amount so I don't know that it won't make it too powdery. It's all about personal taste, I suppose.

Anyway, you stir the water and powder in together for about a minute and you're good to go (although you might have to wait a short while for it to cool down a bit). The hot chocolate looks nice enough - nothing out of the ordinary - but I usually find that there are a few small clumps of the powder floating on the top. Perhaps I'm just not stirring thoroughly enough!

The taste is quite chocolatey, although I found it to have an odd aftertaste. However, it was plenty sweet and it made me feel that I was really treating myself, even though there's only 40 calories per mug.

I have only tried the chocolate flavour, although there is a mint chocolate flavour available also. A jar should cost about £2.20 and it will last for about 15-20 mugs, depending on how much powder you use per mug, I suppose. I also believe there are individual sachets available in supermarkets, although I don't know what they're like in terms of cost.

All in all this is not a bad way to satisfy your sweet cravings, and you won't feel guilty afterwards.

Word of warning - Skinny Cow is owned by Nestle so some moralists out there might want to avoid.

Summary: Hot chocolate without the guilt factor