I grew up drinking hot chocolate with water, but I'm pretty sure our brand has powdered milk in it. When you mixed it with water, it looked completely different than the hot chocolate I drank.
I’ve had hot chocolate in both water and milk. In my honest opinion, milk is better with hot chocolate. It’s not just that it’s creamier but the taste as well. Swiss Miss is pretty good. If you’re going to buy some, I recommend the packets that contain marshmallows. That’s my favorite from Swiss Miss.
i use swiss miss and I always made hot chocolate with milk but I just tried it for the first time with water and it was REALLY good it was different and I think I like it better with water it has a brownie batter sort of smell I don’t get with the milk kind
We use both, like at the same time. We boil the water in a kettle then fill the cup about two-thirds with the water and add one-third refrigerator temperature milk, which cools it down enough to drink. Also yes Swiss Miss has powdered milk in it, but it’s still not as good without adding milk. I remember the other vlog, I commented basically the same thing.
That's how I do it as well. In my house, it's easier to boil water rather then milk, so I don't use pure milk too often. I like doing 1/3 cold milk because it imitates some of the smoothness that pure milk has in hot chocolate and it cools it down enough where you can immediately start drinking it.
Same for me. In fact this is what I thought Stephen was talking about when he said "hot chocolate with milk". The thought of doing the whole thing had just never occurred to me as a thing that you could do. Guess I'll have to try it some time.
Same. In collage I would sometimes buy hot chocolate (probably only milk), drink haft then fill it again with water from a kettle, I would get twice as much hot coco :D
Fun Fact: There has been at least one hot chocolate-related vlog every year since 2017. Next test: What kind of milk is the best for hot chocolate? I vote for whole milk.
Hot cocoa is with milk, period. However, fun fact! In the beginning, Aztecs used to drink their chocolate with water (xocolatl) because they didn’t raise cattle for milk. However, their drink was much different from what we call hot cocoa today: bitter, with chilis in it, and I guess more like a tea? I had a variation of it at a restaurant back in Mexico City and while I enjoyed it, it was definitely not hot cocoa.
So, I've researched the brand of hot chocolate you used, and it looks like it does NOT contain any powdered milk (it looks to be mostly sugar and cocoa powder), while Swiss Miss typically does. But whenever I've made Swiss Miss with just pure water, it's still a little too much on the "chocolate water" side for me because it's kind of thin, so if I do make it with mostly water, I add a splash of whole milk or heavy cream to make it a bit richer.
As a Vermonter and therefore have easy access to their "hot chocolate," I can confirm that it is actually a derivative of "drinking chocolate" (see note below if you want more info about this) which means it has no powdered milk/cream. Note: "Drinking Chocolate" is term created and/or popularized by Lake Champlain Chocolates to refer to a product which is ground/shaved chocolate meant to be melted into hot milk, instead of a mixture of cocoa power, sugar, and a dairy powder which is meant to be dissolved into a hot liquid. As some companies have tried to join them, they have made mixtures meant to be dissolved in hot milk specifically (and hot water in a pinch) which they also call drinking chocolate. As an aside, if you get a chance to try Lake Champlain Chocolate's drinking chocolate at one of their stores in Vermont, do so, its amazing. If you like coffee, get their Mocha, as its their smooth 64% cocoa content drinking chocolate with a shot of espresso, and is one of the best things I've ever drank.
It probably really does depend on what brand you're trying. One of the most popular brands here in Sweden, O'boy (yep) is - in my opinion - one that goes great with both water and milk, though I'm one of the 5% who prefer water in mine. 😂
We always did what was on the packet, so if it said to use water we used water and if it said to use milk we used milk. There are definitely some that don't have milk in, and for them, you need milk, but those that do have milk in I'd say can be had with water.
I was surprised that Stephen never put that onto the test labs as soon as that question popped out. Feels like this would be a type of case of "Proof is better than Argument" :P Although I think part of the reason why Stephen followed the Water Path was because schools, colleges and workplaces usually would distribute the hot cocoa from a machine which would come water-brewed, while Hot Cocoa made with Milk needs to be manually prepared.
Always water for me. I tried the powder with milk and I hated it :/ With water it's always nice for me. Then again, it may have just been a brand that wasn't nice as the powder usually says add milk or add water. Never says you can try with the other
I've always been curious to see a direct comparison myself. My family always used water growing up but I've wanted to use milk instead to see the difference.
I think my family made it with water, too, but I didn't have it much. I mainly had it in my high school German class where my teacher would bring in coffee and hot water+hot chocolate on block days. Then whenever I got it from a cafe it took me a while to realize they made it with milk. Which I like, arguably better, but I'm a little lactose intolerant so... I have to plan
@@rapidwave8493 Sorry to hear about the lactose intolerance. Have you tried hot chocolate with almond/soy milk? I've at least done the latter (sweetened variants) and it tastes alright, better than water IMHO but also definitely different from using milk.
@@relsre I haven't. I don't really drink/use milk enough to really warrant buying another type (my girlfriend and I can barely finish what we do buy), but thanks for the suggestion! I grew up on rice milk which is... fine. My mom once made hot chocolate with it and it did not taste great. Water works well enough for me, but I might try something else some day.
This was such a no-brainer ! How did you ever think milk and water could be anything alike !?? HOWEVER…. Add powder milk to the water mix and THEN see if you can distinguish between them
i've always done hot chocolate with water, but I guess I should try with milk??? Thanks for doing the test, if it's THAT blatant of a difference it might be very very worth it!
As someone who drinks Swiss Miss and grew up using water but then switched to milk, I can tell you right now that it's the same result. The first time I tried going back to the water I actually spit it out.
When my family drank hot chocolate growing up, we used Swiss Miss and put it in hot water and topped it off with milk before stirring. Anyone else do this?
I'm pretty sure those Swiss Miss ones do have powered milk cause they know people do just throw them in water. From personal experience (summer camp gave those hot chocolate packets like drugs) there is still a difference but not a huge one so I always stick with water just cause I don't keep a lot of milk
I think for a more in-depth analysis of hot chocolate, y’all could compare: Milk vs Water Cocoa mix with powdered milk Cocoa mix without powdered milk And maybe for fun: One or two brands of chocolate syrup (how much of a difference is there between the powder and syrup?)
I'm lactose intolerant, so even though I can use a Lactaid, it's just a hassle. I grew up using water and I will probably continue to use water unless, like Stephen said, I have milk to use up, which I never do, because I didn't drink it growing up.
Glad Stephen has finally been enlightened, but I do wonder if he would have the same opinion if he had this particular brand of hot chocolate powder with only water instead of only milk. I'll also add that hot chocolate powder containing powdered milk is something I never actually really thought about and as someone else in the comments said, how it could affect whether or not using milk is super necessary.
I looked up the ingredients and there is non-fat dry milk in Swiss Miss. That might be why that particular hot chocolate is okay with water. Now that I know this, I think I understand why some people like hot chocolate with water. I grew up on homemade hot chocolate, so I’m always in the milk camp.
Oh, wow! I didn't know there was a design in the MalMakes store that pulls from all the different Donkey Kong Country paintings. I always loved those series of paintings and now I definitely wanna get a mug or a blanket or something with that design!
As a scout I can verify that there is also a huge difference in hot chocolate made for water. The best ones are diffenetly the ones with milk powder or a form of creamer in the mix. Some mixes are better with water because milk doesent react the same to the cream-powder, then it just seperates….
Yeah Swiss Miss and hot chocolate powders that have dry milk in them are slightly less noticeable, but you do need milk if the powder doesn't have a lot of dry milk powder in it.
I've always been a milk person when it comes to hot chocolate. I think with water it's bland and just not good at all. Milk makes it so much better and even when it gets cold, then you now have chocolate milk.
I've always had hot chocolate with water... and loved it every single time.... I wonder what wonders I'd experience if I tried it with milk.... Also you did try this at the old house (it was in the suggested video list - 1.10.2019)
Regardless of hot cocoa brand, I've always preferred it with milk. The creamier flavor was just more pleasing to me taste-wise. I'll drink it with water if I have to, but it's just doesn't feel as much of a comfort to me by comparison.
I've always done it with water honestly. I tried it at one point with milk, but the 'hot milk' aspect was something I was definitely not happy with, so I've always stuck with water. Although I use like 4 big spoonfuls of powder too.
Great video, thanks for sharing! Although, I might take a tip from the manufacturers. Some directions say mix with warm milk, others say mix with warm water. I believe this is a clue which could lead to the best results.
I just checked a container of Swiss Miss and one of the listed ingredients was nonfat milk, so it's definitely one that would matter less if it was made with water instead of milk.
tfw TH-cam recommends a vlog from 2019 that cover the same topic after I watched this video! lol. And yes, you two did a taste test back then too. I think what make Stephen think it doesn't matter back then is due to different brand and you didn't put enough mix into it.
After having water with hot chocolate for several years, I have to say milk is definitely better. The only reason I didn't have milk with hot chocolate sooner is that I didn't read the directions for a long time.
What do the instructions say for the hot chocolate you guys are using? Maybe it says to only use milk. Swiss miss that I’ve had, I never really checked the instructions, but water tasted good with it. I’m sure it has powdered milk
Once again, we've always made hot chocolate with milk, and we've always used the hot chocolate mix from Penzeys. I love it. I know it's not for everyone, and you guys don't like it, but I do. Would it make a difference with milk instead of water, or have you had it with both and just don't care for it in general?
Most instant hot chocolates available on the market have powdered milks as part of their ingredients so you can use water without sacrificing flavor. The hot chocolate you're using there I don't think has the powdered milk in it since it's meant to be used with milk
Hey Stephen! Do you remember making this vlog? "Hot Chocolate: Milk VS Water • 1.10.19" It showed up in my recommendations! You might want to re-watch it again. I found it interesting how you didn't notice a difference in 2019
I thought they'd done this already! But I wasn't 100% sure. Thanks for looking it up! 👍 Edit: I finished the vlog after writing this comment, and I guess Stephen found this vlog, too. 😅
I add some water in with whole milk (about one eighth to one quarter cup per full cup of milk.) The only problem I find with milk is if it is starting to get old and the flavor has changed or it has soured, when the milk is heated that flavor will be magnified. I always do a milk taste test before making hot chocolate. Whipping cream on top brings back the fullness that the bit of water may take away.
I'm a milk person in my hot chocolate however due to lactose intolerant I use milk substitutes instead. I've tried almond milk with it but I'm curious about oat milk and I like drinking oat milk. To anyone who has tried that, is oat milk good with hot chocolate?
Not even a question, whole milk all day with even a a little cream added with Marshmallow to boot. But maybe it's a New England thing but would not have with out milk
I've done water until recently. Milk is a good option. However I did the Swiss miss plus water and then a couple scoops of ice cream for cooling and froth.
Milk not only makes hot chocolate better with the cream & smoothness with its taste, it’s also less likely to burn your tongue off when you go to drink it than if you use water.
You should really follow the instructions on the tub of hot chocolate powder maybe it’s just a Uk thing because if you do used milk in the add water hot chocolate it tastes horrible and the powder doesn’t dissolve properly which can also be said about putting water in the add milk hot chocolate also Stephen you put the powder after the milk/water
Oh hey, I have a Silly Cow bottle too. Mine's Chocolate Marshmallow Swirl. Although honestly, I can't taste the marshmallow, it's still pretty good hot chocolate! Also, hot chocolate and other hot drinks are actually good for you in the Summer! Something about the heat makes you sweat more, which in the end makes you cool down more. As opposed to something cold like ice cream, which your body has to heat up to digest.
if you do not have a chance to make with milk, because you are at work without the option of making with milk try and add coffee creamer if you can. but the true way to make it is on the stove top with milk.
Throughout my whole life my family would always use Milk with our hot chocolate due I think the creamy texture, I have tasted water with hot chocolate but depending on how well it made at any food places or the chocolate that is used in the water, most of the time I can still taste that it’s water.
I always believed hot chocolate was gross because I was always given it with water but recently I was told you weren’t supposed to drink it with water and then I had it with milk and it was drinkable for once.
You can make hot chocolate that taste good with water all you do is put it in with water mix it up and put it in microwave from 1 minute and 50 seconds and mix it up again let it sit till its not to hot
The only reason I do hot chocolate with water is because we like to brew it in the coffee maker to make it hot, and you can't really do that with milk without screwing up the coffee maker. Otherwise, milk is always the better option
I tend to use about a quarter cold milk and the rest hot water, and it's pretty good. If we have no milk left and I just use water, it really does taste very different. I don't know the last time I used entirely milk. Maybe I'll try it later.
It's unfortunate that I honestly haven't gotten the chance to make hot chocolate with milk for quite a while. We rarely have any use for milk in my home, so we typically don't have any in our fridge to use.
It definitely depends on what mix you use. Personally, I use water most of the time because it means I don't have to wash my electric kettle (I'm lazy, sue me), but as a primarily water-based cocoa drinker, I've only ever had 1 store bought cocoa that didn't need to be modified for the instructions in some way (usually by using double or triple the amount of mix(I like my cocoa on the richer side)), and that was the Land-O-Lakes flavored cocoa. Two packs, and 12ish oz of hot water makes a good cup of cocoa.
@@michaelajw_ Not at all! That's why I'm primarily a water based cocoa drinker. Hell, I've never found a GOOD way of heating milk for cocoa, which is one of the other reasons I use water. Also I can't stand warm milk. But, no I only use my electric kettle for water. It's good for cocoa & ramen, and so long as I refresh it daily-ish I can keep using it without much issue for days.
@@rileymartin8284 oh thank the lord I thought you were saying you dont like to use milk cause then you have to wash it out! I have a proper espresso coffee machine at home with a milk frother - so i use that to heat and froth the milk, then pour it into a mug with the hot chocolate powder in - mixes together as i pour!
@@michaelajw_ I've got a cheap 1.75 liter kettle, I usually just fill it full & use the hot water for ramen with the occasional cocoa. And yeah, I haven't truly washed mine either, I just tend to dump the last bit that I haven't used, give it a quick rinse & refill it.
When my mom made hot chocolate with water she would put two hot chocolate packets in instead of just one which is not cost effective but I guess easier than heating up milk
I grew up drinking hot chocolate with water, but I'm pretty sure our brand has powdered milk in it. When you mixed it with water, it looked completely different than the hot chocolate I drank.
Nah
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Hot cocoa* Hot Chocolate involves melting actual chocolate into milk or other liquid dairy. Hot Cocoa is made with cocoa powder.
I’ve had hot chocolate in both water and milk. In my honest opinion, milk is better with hot chocolate. It’s not just that it’s creamier but the taste as well.
Swiss Miss is pretty good. If you’re going to buy some, I recommend the packets that contain marshmallows. That’s my favorite from Swiss Miss.
Yeah man! I love me some Swiss Miss
i use swiss miss and I always made hot chocolate with milk but I just tried it for the first time with water and it was REALLY good it was different and I think I like it better with water it has a brownie batter sort of smell I don’t get with the milk kind
Cadbury's is my favourite for hot chocolate
the swiss miss packets directly say that using milk gives a richer taste
Nah
We use both, like at the same time. We boil the water in a kettle then fill the cup about two-thirds with the water and add one-third refrigerator temperature milk, which cools it down enough to drink.
Also yes Swiss Miss has powdered milk in it, but it’s still not as good without adding milk. I remember the other vlog, I commented basically the same thing.
Same
That's how I do it as well. In my house, it's easier to boil water rather then milk, so I don't use pure milk too often. I like doing 1/3 cold milk because it imitates some of the smoothness that pure milk has in hot chocolate and it cools it down enough where you can immediately start drinking it.
Same for me. In fact this is what I thought Stephen was talking about when he said "hot chocolate with milk". The thought of doing the whole thing had just never occurred to me as a thing that you could do. Guess I'll have to try it some time.
Samee
Same.
In collage I would sometimes buy hot chocolate (probably only milk), drink haft then fill it again with water from a kettle, I would get twice as much hot coco :D
"milk vs water in hot chocolate" is such a typical debate in the stephen community
hot milk + sugar + a drop of vanilla extract. is really good.
Fun Fact: There has been at least one hot chocolate-related vlog every year since 2017.
Next test: What kind of milk is the best for hot chocolate? I vote for whole milk.
Whole milk is just the best milk period(I should preface I really like milk)
The real ones know half and half is the best
And I must chime in with Sweetened vanilla Almond Milk
0% milk
A2 milk
Hot cocoa is with milk, period.
However, fun fact! In the beginning, Aztecs used to drink their chocolate with water (xocolatl) because they didn’t raise cattle for milk. However, their drink was much different from what we call hot cocoa today: bitter, with chilis in it, and I guess more like a tea? I had a variation of it at a restaurant back in Mexico City and while I enjoyed it, it was definitely not hot cocoa.
So, I've researched the brand of hot chocolate you used, and it looks like it does NOT contain any powdered milk (it looks to be mostly sugar and cocoa powder), while Swiss Miss typically does. But whenever I've made Swiss Miss with just pure water, it's still a little too much on the "chocolate water" side for me because it's kind of thin, so if I do make it with mostly water, I add a splash of whole milk or heavy cream to make it a bit richer.
As a Vermonter and therefore have easy access to their "hot chocolate," I can confirm that it is actually a derivative of "drinking chocolate" (see note below if you want more info about this) which means it has no powdered milk/cream.
Note: "Drinking Chocolate" is term created and/or popularized by Lake Champlain Chocolates to refer to a product which is ground/shaved chocolate meant to be melted into hot milk, instead of a mixture of cocoa power, sugar, and a dairy powder which is meant to be dissolved into a hot liquid. As some companies have tried to join them, they have made mixtures meant to be dissolved in hot milk specifically (and hot water in a pinch) which they also call drinking chocolate.
As an aside, if you get a chance to try Lake Champlain Chocolate's drinking chocolate at one of their stores in Vermont, do so, its amazing. If you like coffee, get their Mocha, as its their smooth 64% cocoa content drinking chocolate with a shot of espresso, and is one of the best things I've ever drank.
Water then mix then milk is best just milk tasted strange just water sucks
It probably really does depend on what brand you're trying. One of the most popular brands here in Sweden, O'boy (yep) is - in my opinion - one that goes great with both water and milk, though I'm one of the 5% who prefer water in mine. 😂
This vlog premise is a perfect representation of Stephen's brain
We always did what was on the packet, so if it said to use water we used water and if it said to use milk we used milk. There are definitely some that don't have milk in, and for them, you need milk, but those that do have milk in I'd say can be had with water.
If you somehow actually prefer water instead of milk you are a confirmed lizard person.
I never had hot chocolate with milk, sounds a lot tastier. Sadly I'm lactose intolerant but I can substitute with almond milk.
There is just lactose free milk as well, if you want it to taste like regular milk, that's what I use!
That’s what I drink
Hot chocolate with almond milk
So much better and the sweetness of almond milk cuts the tart taste
Try barista/full fat oat milk, it's really close to real milk in taste and texture. Either Oatly Full Fat, Oatly Barista, or Chobani Extra Creamy.
I was surprised that Stephen never put that onto the test labs as soon as that question popped out.
Feels like this would be a type of case of "Proof is better than Argument" :P
Although I think part of the reason why Stephen followed the Water Path was because schools, colleges and workplaces usually would distribute the hot cocoa from a machine which would come water-brewed, while Hot Cocoa made with Milk needs to be manually prepared.
Always water for me. I tried the powder with milk and I hated it :/ With water it's always nice for me. Then again, it may have just been a brand that wasn't nice as the powder usually says add milk or add water. Never says you can try with the other
D-do you not make hot chocolate with water and then add a little bit of milk, like you would tea or coffee?
I've always been curious to see a direct comparison myself. My family always used water growing up but I've wanted to use milk instead to see the difference.
I think my family made it with water, too, but I didn't have it much. I mainly had it in my high school German class where my teacher would bring in coffee and hot water+hot chocolate on block days.
Then whenever I got it from a cafe it took me a while to realize they made it with milk. Which I like, arguably better, but I'm a little lactose intolerant so... I have to plan
@@rapidwave8493 Sorry to hear about the lactose intolerance. Have you tried hot chocolate with almond/soy milk? I've at least done the latter (sweetened variants) and it tastes alright, better than water IMHO but also definitely different from using milk.
@@relsre I haven't. I don't really drink/use milk enough to really warrant buying another type (my girlfriend and I can barely finish what we do buy), but thanks for the suggestion!
I grew up on rice milk which is... fine. My mom once made hot chocolate with it and it did not taste great. Water works well enough for me, but I might try something else some day.
I wasn't even aware that milk could go in hot chocolate. My family always used water.
@@JohnDCrafton That's probably why.
😂
This was such a no-brainer ! How did you ever think milk and water could be anything alike !?? HOWEVER…. Add powder milk to the water mix and THEN see if you can distinguish between them
i've always done hot chocolate with water, but I guess I should try with milk??? Thanks for doing the test, if it's THAT blatant of a difference it might be very very worth it!
I've only ever had Swiss Mix so it's just normal to me to just add hot water since my family rarely gets Milk.
As someone who drinks Swiss Miss and grew up using water but then switched to milk, I can tell you right now that it's the same result. The first time I tried going back to the water I actually spit it out.
Google says swissmiss does have powdered non fat milk in it!
When my family drank hot chocolate growing up, we used Swiss Miss and put it in hot water and topped it off with milk before stirring. Anyone else do this?
Here! Though I used condensed milk instead of full😋
I'm pretty sure those Swiss Miss ones do have powered milk cause they know people do just throw them in water. From personal experience (summer camp gave those hot chocolate packets like drugs) there is still a difference but not a huge one so I always stick with water just cause I don't keep a lot of milk
I had always thought hot chocolate powder already had dried milk in it, making extra milk unnecessary. Could depend on the brand though.
I think for a more in-depth analysis of hot chocolate, y’all could compare:
Milk vs Water
Cocoa mix with powdered milk
Cocoa mix without powdered milk
And maybe for fun:
One or two brands of chocolate syrup (how much of a difference is there between the powder and syrup?)
I also say it should be made with milk. What's the best way to warm it? I've always just used the microwave.
I'm lactose intolerant, so even though I can use a Lactaid, it's just a hassle. I grew up using water and I will probably continue to use water unless, like Stephen said, I have milk to use up, which I never do, because I didn't drink it growing up.
Try LACTOSE FREE MILK.
This is old asf but still
If your using Swiss miss add a splash of almond milk into it. So it’s still rich
Both are good. Typically I default to water because it's not as sweet, but whenever I feel the need for something sweeter I go for milk.
Glad Stephen has finally been enlightened, but I do wonder if he would have the same opinion if he had this particular brand of hot chocolate powder with only water instead of only milk.
I'll also add that hot chocolate powder containing powdered milk is something I never actually really thought about and as someone else in the comments said, how it could affect whether or not using milk is super necessary.
If you’re in a home, you always use milk.
If you’re out in the wild, then water is accepted.
I love how you already did this and completely forgot about it 😅
It sounds exactly like me
I looked up the ingredients and there is non-fat dry milk in Swiss Miss. That might be why that particular hot chocolate is okay with water. Now that I know this, I think I understand why some people like hot chocolate with water. I grew up on homemade hot chocolate, so I’m always in the milk camp.
Oh, wow! I didn't know there was a design in the MalMakes store that pulls from all the different Donkey Kong Country paintings. I always loved those series of paintings and now I definitely wanna get a mug or a blanket or something with that design!
Hot take: If it has milk, it's just warm chocolate milk.
...I like that better still, but there you go.
Here's another question. Is there a difference between microwaved chocolate milk and cooked chocolate milk?
Anything made in stove or oven is WAY better than microwaved.
So what I've been doing for years is Making it with water and then adding cold milk after. I've only ever made Swiss Miss at home btw.
A 30 year old corpses who died from it's tongue being cut off will be able to tell the difference between water and milk hot chocolate
Sooo, how do you make it with milk? I've always used water that i heated up in a kettle. I really have no idea how to heat up milk for it safely.
As a scout I can verify that there is also a huge difference in hot chocolate made for water. The best ones are diffenetly the ones with milk powder or a form of creamer in the mix. Some mixes are better with water because milk doesent react the same to the cream-powder, then it just seperates….
Yeah Swiss Miss and hot chocolate powders that have dry milk in them are slightly less noticeable, but you do need milk if the powder doesn't have a lot of dry milk powder in it.
When I've made homemade hot cocoa powder I put powdered milk in it.
I always used water and after that abit milk I didnt know people actually used water or milk alone
I LOVE it when You finally realize that Mal is right !! More Sillycow will be on your way !!!
When it's LITERALLY in the name - chocolate MILK, you need it
I've always been a milk person when it comes to hot chocolate. I think with water it's bland and just not good at all. Milk makes it so much better and even when it gets cold, then you now have chocolate milk.
I can't believe milk vs water is even a debate.
We always used water and then a scoop of powdered coffee mate when we were camping. It helps. When I'm home it's always with milk or half and half 😋
I've always had hot chocolate with water... and loved it every single time.... I wonder what wonders I'd experience if I tried it with milk.... Also you did try this at the old house (it was in the suggested video list - 1.10.2019)
You never truly know how different drinks are before you compare them side by side!
Regardless of hot cocoa brand, I've always preferred it with milk. The creamier flavor was just more pleasing to me taste-wise. I'll drink it with water if I have to, but it's just doesn't feel as much of a comfort to me by comparison.
I've always done it with water honestly. I tried it at one point with milk, but the 'hot milk' aspect was something I was definitely not happy with, so I've always stuck with water. Although I use like 4 big spoonfuls of powder too.
Great video, thanks for sharing! Although, I might take a tip from the manufacturers. Some directions say mix with warm milk, others say mix with warm water. I believe this is a clue which could lead to the best results.
The only time I ever used water for hot chocolate was when the powder was specifically for water. Otherwise, always milk, all the time.
I'm glad you're advancing the cause of science
I just checked a container of Swiss Miss and one of the listed ingredients was nonfat milk, so it's definitely one that would matter less if it was made with water instead of milk.
milk tastes better
tfw TH-cam recommends a vlog from 2019 that cover the same topic after I watched this video! lol.
And yes, you two did a taste test back then too. I think what make Stephen think it doesn't matter back then is due to different brand and you didn't put enough mix into it.
After having water with hot chocolate for several years, I have to say milk is
definitely better. The only reason I didn't have milk with hot chocolate sooner is that
I didn't read the directions for a long time.
What’s the anime in your pfp?
What do the instructions say for the hot chocolate you guys are using? Maybe it says to only use milk. Swiss miss that I’ve had, I never really checked the instructions, but water tasted good with it. I’m sure it has powdered milk
Once again, we've always made hot chocolate with milk, and we've always used the hot chocolate mix from Penzeys. I love it. I know it's not for everyone, and you guys don't like it, but I do. Would it make a difference with milk instead of water, or have you had it with both and just don't care for it in general?
I always been drinking hot cocoa with milk but I wanna try with water cause I'm sick and diary isn't good for you with a cold
Most instant hot chocolates available on the market have powdered milks as part of their ingredients so you can use water without sacrificing flavor. The hot chocolate you're using there I don't think has the powdered milk in it since it's meant to be used with milk
Something that's kinda fun is making it with water, and then adding powdered milk. That's what I like to do.
with the little packets I use water with a splash of milk. water costs me cents while I need milk for meals
Hey Stephen! Do you remember making this vlog? "Hot Chocolate: Milk VS Water • 1.10.19" It showed up in my recommendations! You might want to re-watch it again. I found it interesting how you didn't notice a difference in 2019
I thought they'd done this already! But I wasn't 100% sure. Thanks for looking it up! 👍
Edit: I finished the vlog after writing this comment, and I guess Stephen found this vlog, too. 😅
Did you warm it up before or after you put the chocolate in?
I add some water in with whole milk (about one eighth to one quarter cup per full cup of milk.) The only problem I find with milk is if it is starting to get old and the flavor has changed or it has soured, when the milk is heated that flavor will be magnified. I always do a milk taste test before making hot chocolate. Whipping cream on top brings back the fullness that the bit of water may take away.
I'm a milk person in my hot chocolate however due to lactose intolerant I use milk substitutes instead. I've tried almond milk with it but I'm curious about oat milk and I like drinking oat milk. To anyone who has tried that, is oat milk good with hot chocolate?
Not even a question, whole milk all day with even a a little cream added with Marshmallow to boot. But maybe it's a New England thing but would not have with out milk
I've done water until recently. Milk is a good option. However I did the Swiss miss plus water and then a couple scoops of ice cream for cooling and froth.
Milk not only makes hot chocolate better with the cream & smoothness with its taste, it’s also less likely to burn your tongue off when you go to drink it than if you use water.
You should really follow the instructions on the tub of hot chocolate powder maybe it’s just a Uk thing because if you do used milk in the add water hot chocolate it tastes horrible and the powder doesn’t dissolve properly which can also be said about putting water in the add milk hot chocolate also Stephen you put the powder after the milk/water
I just ran out of milk so I tried with water and it actually tastes like non creamy choclate
Once again, Mal is the voice of the people
Technically swish Miss does have powered milk but we always find that adding milk Makes it better anyway.
Oh hey, I have a Silly Cow bottle too. Mine's Chocolate Marshmallow Swirl. Although honestly, I can't taste the marshmallow, it's still pretty good hot chocolate! Also, hot chocolate and other hot drinks are actually good for you in the Summer! Something about the heat makes you sweat more, which in the end makes you cool down more. As opposed to something cold like ice cream, which your body has to heat up to digest.
I feel like your in a vicious cycle buying in bulk cause it's cheaper but then kind of rushing to finish it
if you do not have a chance to make with milk, because you are at work without the option of making with milk try and add coffee creamer if you can. but the true way to make it is on the stove top with milk.
Throughout my whole life my family would always use Milk with our hot chocolate due I think the creamy texture, I have tasted water with hot chocolate but depending on how well it made at any food places or the chocolate that is used in the water, most of the time I can still taste that it’s water.
How long do you heat the milk?
When I make hot chocolate I use water to mix it together and then I add milk to cool it off a bit and to make it creamier,
Uh my family uses hot water first then after its melted together we use milk😭 i didnt know people only used one HAJDHD
The only choccy milk i have with water is Mio , and its amazing
Who’s the unhappy soul who disliked the video in the first three minutes after upload? You live life with a “glass half-empty” POV don’t you?
That would be the TH-cam Algorithm most likely.
I usually drink hot chocolate with water personally because I'm just not fond of too rich or creamy drinks, so I don't like mine with milk.
I always believed hot chocolate was gross because I was always given it with water but recently I was told you weren’t supposed to drink it with water and then I had it with milk and it was drinkable for once.
You can make hot chocolate that taste good with water all you do is put it in with water mix it up and put it in microwave from 1 minute and 50 seconds and mix it up again let it sit till its not to hot
I don't see never expect to see a hot chocolate in August. For me I usually put water
The only reason I do hot chocolate with water is because we like to brew it in the coffee maker to make it hot, and you can't really do that with milk without screwing up the coffee maker. Otherwise, milk is always the better option
I tend to use about a quarter cold milk and the rest hot water, and it's pretty good. If we have no milk left and I just use water, it really does taste very different. I don't know the last time I used entirely milk. Maybe I'll try it later.
As soon as I heard the debate, I was pretty sure Mal was going to be on team Milk just due to her being a Wisconsinite
Water is ok but milk adds creaminess and a much richer flavor and thats just it. Thats the end of the argument, its just science and also a fact
The only excuse to drink hot chocolate with water is if you’re lactose intolerant. I don’t even like milk, but it tastes way better with milk.
It's unfortunate that I honestly haven't gotten the chance to make hot chocolate with milk for quite a while. We rarely have any use for milk in my home, so we typically don't have any in our fridge to use.
It definitely depends on what mix you use. Personally, I use water most of the time because it means I don't have to wash my electric kettle (I'm lazy, sue me), but as a primarily water-based cocoa drinker, I've only ever had 1 store bought cocoa that didn't need to be modified for the instructions in some way (usually by using double or triple the amount of mix(I like my cocoa on the richer side)), and that was the Land-O-Lakes flavored cocoa. Two packs, and 12ish oz of hot water makes a good cup of cocoa.
you put milk in your kettle?!
@@michaelajw_ Not at all! That's why I'm primarily a water based cocoa drinker. Hell, I've never found a GOOD way of heating milk for cocoa, which
is one of the other reasons I use water. Also I can't stand warm milk.
But, no I only use my electric kettle for water. It's good for cocoa & ramen, and so long as I refresh it daily-ish I can keep using it without much issue for days.
@@rileymartin8284 oh thank the lord I thought you were saying you dont like to use milk cause then you have to wash it out! I have a proper espresso coffee machine at home with a milk frother - so i use that to heat and froth the milk, then pour it into a mug with the hot chocolate powder in - mixes together as i pour!
@@rileymartin8284 also - remember you can just fill up the kettle for how much water you need :p i dont remember if ive ever cleaned my kettle!
@@michaelajw_ I've got a cheap 1.75 liter kettle, I usually just fill it full & use the hot water for ramen with the occasional cocoa. And yeah, I haven't truly washed mine either, I just tend to dump the last bit that I haven't used, give it a quick rinse & refill it.
10-20% cold milk in first over the powder, then top up with hot water.
I’ve had the Swiss Hot Chocolate K-cups and I really need a splash of creamer to get over the Choco Water taste, I just can’t do it
When my mom made hot chocolate with water she would put two hot chocolate packets in instead of just one which is not cost effective but I guess easier than heating up milk
I drink my hot chocolate with water because lactose intolerant. I like it alot though, plus I never suffer the things associated with lactose.
I have always used and chosen milk for my hot chocolate. Though in childhood, water was always used