This article is part of the Basically Guide to Better Baking, a 10-week, 10-recipe series designed to help you become a cooler, smarter, more confident baker. This past summer, I went on a multi-day ...

The mixes were packed into containers meant for food service customers and other institutions, but consumers could have found them on e-commerce platforms, according to the company.

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Hotel Chocolat offers a variety of hot chocolate packets in lovely, delicious flavors like mint, black forest gateau, and hazelnut praline. I used the Classic 70% packet for comparison during my test.