1 Stan’s Donuts

Honestly this is the best Hot Chocolate I had in years. It is outright outstanding. Good rich chocolate flavor, creamy, and not too sweet. In other words perfect.

2 Whole Foods

Theirs frankly would have rated higher except for a unannounced change they made. It is now sold unsweetened and you have to add your own. Which depending on what type of sweetener can wildly effect the flavor.

3 Dunkin

This one I found surprising it’s more like chocolate cream, than hot chocolate… still good.

McDonalds
I don’t know what it is with them pre pandemic it was number 1. But ever since I think a lot depends on what mix they are using. This year Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate, not that it’s bad. In fact that is my favorite store brand… but not at $3 for a medium cup.

Hershey’s Hot Cocoa
I include this one because this is what you typically might see at gas stations, convenience stores, etc.
Overly sweet, but still drinkable

7 Eleven
I know some might get their Hot Coco fix at 7-11 overall it isn’t bad except for 1 thing. I could barely taste the chocolate.

Mariano’s
A Local area grocery chain and this year was bad. Any bottle of chocolate milk they have for sale would taste better heated then this crap. I have had dollar store chocolate milk that frankly tasted better.

Starbucks
Simply the worst hot chocolate I ever had. I almost tossed it in the trash because it was so terrible. Everything was wrong with this, on top of everything the chocolate tasted burned.