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Boost Your Hot Chocolates with Coffee Creamers

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Having a cup of hot chocolate in the morning is a delight for most people. Unfortunately as we get older, it may become difficult for us to make a decent cup of the hot stuff in our office/workplace with the limited resources at hand. Instant packets by companies like Swiss Miss allow us to get our fix with nothing but a source of hot water (which can usually be found on your office coffee makers). But while this may tide over your craving, it’s never wholly satisfying. Today I was going through the morning routine when I had an idea. While at the coffee bar getting hot water, I noticed the new big, bright orange box of Delight Hazelnut Coffee creamers. Coffee creamers have been at the coffee bar since I could remember, but this orange box stood out and sparked something in my brain. I grabbed a couple of creamers (hazelnut, French vanilla, and regular) and headed back to my desk to try an experiment. The orange box on the messy coffee bar. My co-workers are animals.
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Swiss Miss Classics - Rich Chocolate

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Coffee is the go to drink for most 9-to-5ers, and for most, drinking anything else is seen as heresy. While I typically drink only H2O at the office, I will occasionally treat myself to the cup of Hot Chocolate. With it being difficult to store your own milk or a Cocomotion in the office, instant, prepackaged are typically the way to go to get that hot chocolate fix. Of these brands, it would be difficult to dispute the dominance of Swiss Miss in this industry. For the past few weeks, I've been enjoying the works of Swiss Miss with the instant Rich Chocolate packets from their "Classics" line. Picked up at a local grocery store in a pack of 10 for under five bucks, I used the packets in the office to spice up what were rather boring days. My hot chocolates were made in 1 packet batches straight in my special Aperture Science diner mug using instant hot water from the office coffee maker and stirred with a wooden coffee stick. While the mix didn't completely d
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Silly Cow Farms - Chocolate Truffle

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After a rough day of nearly everything going wrong, I decided I needed to relax a bit. So the lights got turned off except of one low lamp, I took a hot shower wash away the day, and whip up a glass of hot chocolate to replenish the soul. My poison of choice: Silly Cow Farms' Chocolate Truffle . I've had this particular batch of Chocolate Truffle mixing powder along with another Silly Cow Farms mix of Pumpkin Spice for about a year now. The local cheese shop was selling them and after trying their house hot chocolate mix last year, I decided to explore a bit. Some of Silly Cow Farms Hot Chocolate's are fair trade and all require only hot milk to mix. It's a little pricey for what you get with a price tag of $8.99 per bottle (per website). This particular cup of hot chocolate was made of 2% milk heated in a microwave for about 90 seconds. The cup I was using is a bigger than your standard coffee cup and required about 3 table spoons of Chocolate Truffle mix to cre
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Everybody's Doing a Brand New Dance Now

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Created on a flight of whimsy, CocoaMoments (named by friend Jordan) is a cute little blog about hot chocolate and maybe other things too. From instant packets to drink at the office to a Cocomotion dark Peruvian blend, I'll talk about making, drinking, and maybe even mixing chocolate into hot mixable forms. With a little luck, CocoaMoments might give your a little bit of entertainment and a smile.
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