Coffee and Tea Talk - 2022

[maggiedemi]

It is kinda thin tasting, as it's really an instant coffee with a hint of chocolate. Not sure if adding more will do much, but if you try, tell us what you think.

You're right, adding more mocha powder didn't really change the taste of it. Maybe I'll try adding a little sugar.

 

[neely]

Dark roast coffee, my usual morning drink. I met a friend this afternoon and had a large black iced coffee. I also bought two of their vegan breakfast bars to bring home for DH and me. It's a privately owned coffee shop and the owner's mom makes the best desserts.

 

[maggiedemi]

vegan breakfast bars

Isn't it funny how you like sweet dessert, but not sweet coffee, and I like sweet coffee, but not sweet dessert?

Drinking--- Half Cup Take Two Barista Barley Milk, Half Cup Water, 1/3 Cup Maxwell House Mocha Cappuccino. It's growing on me a little bit, but I still prefer vanilla.

 

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plain kona coffee with a brownie desert left from last nights dinner

 

[Furballsmom]

I finally got to a black reasonably hot cuppa

 

[maggiedemi]

Cup of Bolthouse Farms Mocha Protein Drink, 1/3 Cup Maxwell House Vanilla Caramel Cappuccino. I guess I don't like chocolate very much. I think I'm going to order this White Chocolate cappuccino and see if I like that better.

rubysmama -- What is the deal with white chocolate? I read that it's not real chocolate. So what is it exactly?

 

[neely]

Isn't it funny how you like sweet dessert, but not sweet coffee, and I like sweet coffee, but not sweet dessert?

You're absolutely right! I think it might be because growing up my mom loved dessert but not sweet coffee. I must have followed in her footsteps.

Dark roast black coffee this morning and a 16 oz. Iced Americano this afternoon.

 

[rubysmama]

It's growing on me a little bit, but I still prefer vanilla.

That's how I was with the vanilla. It grew on me a bit, but I still preferred the mocha.

rubysmama rubysmama -- What is the deal with white chocolate? I read that it's not real chocolate. So what is it exactly?

I wasn't really sure, so I googled.

 

[maggiedemi]

wasn't really sure, so I googled.

Well what is Cocoa Butter? That's not chocolate?

Cup of Take Two Barista Barley Milk, 1/3 Cup Maxwell House Mocha Cappuccino, 1Tsp Pilon Instant Espresso. It's okay, but not something I would ever request. I should try adding a little flavored sugar later and see if that would jazz it up.

 

[rubysmama]

Well what is Cocoa Butter? That's not chocolate?

Honestly, not sure.

 

[maggiedemi]

Honestly, not sure.

Okay, I googled it. It said in order to be called White Chocolate, it has to have Cocoa Butter in it. If it doesn't, then they have to leave out the word Chocolate and be called White baking chip/morsels or whatever the product is.

Your darker chocolates are the beans ground up into a liquor. White Chocolate is the cocoa butter/fat I guess. So it is real chocolate, just not as intense. I might like it in cappuccino. I'll give it a try...

I guess it's usually cocoa butter, milk, vanilla, sugar.

 

[Lari]

In my world it's real chocolate! Cocoa butter should be enough to count.

 

[Furballsmom]

Just nice enough outside to sit and drink a hot black

 

[maggiedemi]

See, these White Baking Morsels/Chips can't say White Chocolate because they don't contain any Cocoa Butter. Just Milk, Oil, Sugar:
White Baking Morsels - 12oz - Good & Gather™ : Target

 

[maggiedemi]

And check out these Reese's White Creme Peanut Butter Cups. I always assumed they were White Chocolate, but they don't have any cocoa butter, so they cleverly named them White Creme. Very interesting isn't it! Now I want to compare both real White Chocolate and the fake ones.
REESE'S, Miniatures White Creme Peanut Butter Cups Candy, Individually Wrapped, 10.5 oz, Share Pack - Walmart.com

 

[maggiedemi]

And see, these products can call themselves White Chocolate because they have Cocoa in the ingredients, while the other products use Oil instead of Cocoa:
Lindt Lindor White Chocolate Truffles - Walmart.com
Caffe D'Vita Premium Instant White Chocolate Cappuccino, 16 oz Canister - Walmart.com
Hills Bros. Cappuccino White Chocolate Caramel Medium Roast Instant Coffee, 16 Oz - Walmart.com

Very interesting! Glad I researched this. I'd like to compare both. So watch out for the title of your products, if it says White Chocolate, then it is. But if they leave out the word Chocolate, then you are just actually eating/drinking Oil, Milk, Sugar, Vanilla concoction, not real chocolate.

 

[neely]

I like chocolate the way I like my coffee, the darker the better.
Dark roast coffee this morning and could really appreciate it since it was cool enough to finally turn off the a/c and open the windows.

 

[Margot Lane]

Just got an email Starbucks is doing a giveaway of an electric vehicle if you’re the lucky winner. (I seem to receive their emails b/c I told them I’m thrilled some of their stores are unionizing). You probably have to be a Starbucks Member, though.

decaf, black, …in the fog.

 

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plain kona coffee with a bowl of cheerios in almond milk

 

[maggiedemi]

The Mocha tasted soooo much better with sugar added. I added 1/2TB Peppermint Sugar. Odd that it needed sugar, because I figure these mixes are already really high in sugar. I think I'm going to order the white chocolate cappuccino tomorrow.