Dandelion Hot Chocolate Mix
We’ve always craved hot chocolate drinks that are thick, rich, and profoundly chocolatey. One of the reasons Dandelion launched a chocolate factory in San Francisco was to offer the perfect hot chocolatey antidote to a city with over one hundred days of fog.
Each bottle makes four servings.
A few years ago, Remy Labesque, a very talented industrial designer, attended their Introduction to Chocolate class and asked if there were opportunities to collaborate together. Over many months, he developed the concept for these corked bottles and oversaw their production in Japan. We love how they look in our kitchen and hope that the bottles will be a functional, beautiful object with many future uses.
Their classic Hot Chocolate is rich, subtly sweet, and deeply chocolatey. Inside each bottle includes the hot chocolate mix made from the 70% Camino Verde, Ecuador single-origin chocolate we use for our house hot chocolate drinks, and, of course, a basic recipe for the home hot chocolate enthusiast.
Our classic Hot Chocolate is rich, subtly sweet, and deeply chocolatey. Inside each bottle includes the hot chocolate mix made from the 70% Camino Verde, Ecuador single-origin chocolate we use for our house hot chocolate drinks, and, of course, a basic recipe for the home hot chocolate enthusiast.
For years we’ve pondered how to describe the lively flavors of our Mission Hot Chocolate. On café menus, we often go with “foamy, spiced, and spicy” — which sounds funny, but is true! To make this hot chocolate mix, we blend our bright, fruity 70% Ambanja, Madagascar chocolate with comforting cinnamon and allspice (“spiced”) and with pinches of cayenne pepper and pasilla chile, for a subtly “spicy” kick.
Whether you prefer dairy milk or an alternative, hot chocolate or cold, our Mission Hot Chocolate mix whisks up rich, creamy drinks with zip — perfect for dunking your favorite crispy cookies. Add coffee or espresso for a spiced mocha, or blend with ice for a refreshing treat. We always recommend adding marshmallows.
To craft their Hojicha Hot Chocolate, they blend delicately roasted Japanese green tea with our classically fudgy 70% Camino Verde, Ecuador chocolate and a hint of golden brown sugar. The unique drink is a favorite in our flagship Dandelion Japan café in the Kuramae neighborhood of old Tokyo, and they’ve long wanted to serve it in our San Francisco cafés as well. Because Hojicha Hot Chocolate is time-intensive to make, we’ve only been able to prepare it for table service in our dessert salon, Bloom — until now. For the first time, they’re offering their flavorful Hojicha Hot Chocolate mix to be enjoyed at home or away, throughout the holidays!
Whether you prefer dairy milk or an alternative, hot chocolate or iced, our Hojicha Hot Chocolate mix whisks up rich, creamy drinks with subtle smoky notes and a smooth finish. It’s perfect for dunking your favorite buttery baked goods.
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