Make Perfect Hot Cocoa Everytime
Tue, Feb 12, 2008
If you live anywhere in the Midwest you’ll probably understand why I’m posting this today. At the moment, my house, car, grass, and pretty much everything else that’s exposed to the elements is coated in two inches of solid ice.
Today, my kids spent the better part of an hour smashing zillions of icicles with wooden spoons. Of course, immediately after peeling off all their cold, soggy outerwear they started begging for cups of steamy hot chocolate…so I pulled out one of my favorite appliances – my Cocomotion.
I used to hate making instant hot cocoa. I could never manage to get the right temperature with the microwave and the cocoa powder never seemed to mix into the milk without making a gloppy mess. Then, a few years ago my mother-in-law introduced me to this little wonder. Made by Mr. Coffee, this handy gadget makes the perfect cup of hot cocoa every time and costs less than $25.
The clear, easy-pour canister is marked like a measuring cup so you can make up to 4 mugs of hot cocoa in a single batch. Simply fill the canister to the desired level with milk or water, dump in your powdered cocoa or cider, twist the lid, and hit the button. The Cocomotion whips the contents into a frothy concoction for a few minutes and then shuts off automatically when the perfect drinking temperature is reached. To clean it, I just rinse it under the tap and dry it with a paper towel. As a bonus, the cord wraps up into the base allowing it to store neatly in the back of my cupboard.
I found my Cocomotion at WalMart a few years ago but you should still be able to get your hands on one because I’ve seen them at both Target and WalMart this year. In fact, since it’s late in the season, you may be able to find it in the clearance area. If you do find it for a steal, you might want to pick up several. They make great Christmas gifts when accompanied by a basket of gourmet cocoa packets. Just thought I’d pass it on.
Tags: appliance, hot chocolate, Products I Like
February 12th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Cute idea! I think I will check it out!
February 12th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
we use this all the time! My kids walk from school and love the idea of coming in to hot chocolate. We put a few marshmallows in the pot with the milk and cocoa, it makes it extra creamy. You can use other flavors as well, put in a bit of cinnamon, or some peppermint sprinkles. The possibilities are endless! (Here in Canada I paid over 40 for mine tho, wish I had bought it in the US last year)
February 12th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
My friend borrowed a bunch of these from friends when she hosted book club and filled them with different flavor hot chocolate. Yum!
February 12th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
I can not wait to get this. I am getting up early to get to Wal Mart to get it!
February 13th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
My daughter loves hot chocolate! That’s little machine looks fun. She would get a kick out of it!
February 14th, 2008 at 2:01 am
How long does it take to heat the hot chocolate to kid friendly temperature?
February 14th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I looked at Amazon and this is $45.
I looked at Target-not there. I guess I will have to venture to WM-Boo!
February 17th, 2008 at 8:51 am
My daughter gave us one for Christmas in 2006 and we love it. We think she’s brilliant!
February 18th, 2008 at 11:02 am
I love this machine. I was leary when I bought it at Wal-mart because it was on clearance for $5 and there were so many of them. But when I got it home and used it, it was cocoa perfection in about 3 minutes (depends on how cold your milk is.) and it is soooo easy to clean up.
I went back to get more and they were all gone. I had no idea they cost that much! I realize now mine was a steal!
March 12th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I love my mr coffee hot cocoa machine as well!!! We used it about once a day this crazy winter! I live in oklahoma so I know what you mean about the ice! p.s. I love all your downloads Thanks! I teach ctr 5 class as well!
November 23rd, 2008 at 11:01 am
I think I need to get myself one of these for Christmas
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