Shield From The Snow With These Artisan At Home Hot Chocolates

The weather outside is most definitely frightful right now but we have just the thing to warm you right up (nine things, in fact) Something happened to the world of hot chocolate over the last year or so. It levelled up and we are 100% here from it. The standard powder is now a thing of the past and has been replaced with unique flavours, flakes, liquids, and even pre-made drinks you just heat and enjoy. There was a clear consumer want and need for the usual barista-bought hot chocolate - especially around the Christmas period when all the chains fight for the ultimate Festive Flavour top spot and these at-home brands have completely nailed it. Now all you need to think about is whether you want whipped cream, or marshmallows - or in our case - both!

Spice Kitchen

Gingerbread - Spice Kitchen

Created by the Spice Kitchen - an award-winning spice company we knew this one was sure to deliver on flavour, and boy did it. Their Gingerbread Hot Chocolate (£6, Spice Kitchen UK) really lets their premium ingredients speak for themselves. Using only the finest quality cacao powder they combine it with their signature gingerbread mix for a truly warming cup of winter goodness, thats the perfect balance between sweet and spicy.

Willie’s Cacao

Rich Dark Medellin - Willies’s Cacao

No-one knows chocolate quite like Willie’s Cacao - they take the seriousness of the bean to the bar quite literally and this precision in sniffing out the highest quality of products transcends over into their drinking range. This rich dark hot chocolate powder (£3.99, Willies Cacao) is created using only two natural ingredients - cacao, sourced from Colombia and raw cane sugar. You can taste the care and attention that’s gone into slow roasting the beans, resulting in an indulgent delight that just makes you smile.

Chococo

Madagascar 70% Flakes - Chococo

Chococo live and breathe chocolate (kind of like us, here at Consommé), and their raise trade chocolate that’s sourced from Madagascar is flaked, by them, in Dorset. They oversee every process to ensure you receive only the finest quality and their Madagascar 70% Flakes (£7.50, Chococo, which comes in handy and decorative tube really highlights the difference between flakes and powders, resulting in the thickest, creamiest, most delicious chocolatey hot chocolate you will ever taste.

Knoops

34% Milk - Knoops

Artisan by name, artisan by nature - Knoops, who have coined the term Knoopology have created a range of at-home expertly crafted chocolate drinks. Their 34% Milk (£8.95, Knoops) is their ultimate best-seller, and we can see why. Adding an extra creamy finish with warm undertones of chocolate goodness, this is one you could drink all day, every day.

Divine

Salted Caramel - Divine

Divine is known for being the go-to for Fair-trade chocolate products and so you know that you are drinking good and doing good - and that’s enough to warm anyones insides. But just in case, this incredible luxurious hot chocolate most definitely will. The Salted Caramel (£5, Traid Craft Shop), is smooth and creamy with a buttery caramel and a dash of salt on the tongue - heaven.

BonBox

Toasted Marshmallow - BonBox

In a rush? Run out of mallows? No worry - this unique creation for BonBox, the artisan chocolate makers founded by award-winning chef Barry Gamble is the perfect fix. Their Toasted Marshmallow (£7, BonBox) is created using delicious milk chocolate flakes and marshmallows all you need to do is just mix in your favourite hot liquid, stir and enjoy. The toasted notes really add an extra depth of flavour and make for a truly special drink.

Chocolate Orange - Broma Foods

A new concept to us, Broma Foods introduced a new range of liquid chocolates that come compacted in a handy pouch. Using all-natural and organic ingredients Broma packs a punch into their intense chocolate liquids including our favourite - the Chocolate Orange (£7.95, Broma Foods) that makes for the perfect indulgent hot chocolate. But remember - a little goes a long way - and also, we won’t judge you if you eat it straight out the pouch like we did.

Honey Buns

Chocolate Brownie - Honey Buns

Honey Buns are mostly known for their incredible free-from bakes and brownies but they have also entered the drinks market by utilising their best-selling weapon and turning it into an incredible Dark Chocolate Brownie Hot Chocolate Kit (£6.50, Honey Buns). Their kit includes everything you need to make the perfect hot chocolate, including adding in half of their infamous dark vegan and gluten-free chocolate brownie (you can dip and dunk the other half) which adds a depth of thick gooeyness that words can’t even begin to describe. An indulgent, free-from hot chocolate that comes with an added snack. The ultimate winter warmer.

Rude Health

Oat Hot Choc - Rude Health

This ready to drink, drink is an incredible addition to the hot chocolate market. Ready to drink straight from the carton or of course, even better hot - Rude Health have created the perfect range of dairy-free and organic drinks by combining cocoa with the comforting creaminess of oats that make the most velvety hot chocolate you will ever taste. Their Oat Hot Chocolate (£3.49, Rude Health) is that hot chocolate that has something quite special that you’re unable to put your finger on. But that’s because and its Rude to ask. Don’t try and figure it out - just sit back and enjoy.