{"id":10401,"date":"2011-10-14T01:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=10401"},"modified":"2020-12-24T07:34:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T17:34:08","slug":"review-starbucks-toasted-marshmallow-hot-cocoa-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/14\/review-starbucks-toasted-marshmallow-hot-cocoa-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theimpulsivebuy\/6231959419\/\" title=\"Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa by theimpulsivebuy, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;padding-left:10px;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6229\/6231959419_c83aa0d304.jpg?resize=270%2C382\" width=\"270\" height=\"382\" alt=\"Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s around midnight and I&#8217;m writing this Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix review outside&#8230;topless. <\/p>\n<p>Why am I outside in the middle of the night half naked? Because if I want to truly appreciate this Starbucks hot cocoa, I feel like I need to drink it in a cold environment, which is difficult when one lives on a tropical island and doesn&#8217;t have air conditioning at his place. <\/p>\n<p>Although it&#8217;s the middle of the night and there&#8217;s a slight breeze, the weather is still in the mid to high 70s, hence the reason why I have no shirt on. I thought I would feel cooler if I took it off, but fripples have yet to form. So here I am standing outside with the moonlight reflecting off of my pale chest, making my torso glow like it&#8217;s a bodily fluid under a black light. <\/p>\n<p>I would take off more clothing, but I haven&#8217;t done laundry in a long time, so the only item of clothing that prevents me from being completely nude are the cargo shorts I have on. Also, the glowing pale parts of my body seem to be attracting bugs, so if I were to take my shorts off, I would have bugs circling around my body&#8217;s airport control tower, which is something I do not want.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of things that are milky white, in order to make a cup of Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa, the instructions say eight ounces of hot milk are needed. However, I got tri-curious and made three different cups using low-fat milk, vanilla soy milk, and water. <\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have milk or soy milk and you&#8217;re too lazy to get some, water will do in a pinch, but that&#8217;s like settling for QVC during primetime TV hours because the remote control is farther than an arms length away. If you&#8217;re going to make a cup of Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa, you&#8217;ve got to make it with milk or soy milk. Don&#8217;t settle for QVC.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theimpulsivebuy\/6232481020\/\" title=\"Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Closeup by theimpulsivebuy, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6033\/6232481020_81400ce662.jpg?resize=500%2C356\" width=\"500\" height=\"356\" alt=\"Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Closeup\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_top&#038;bc1=FFFFFF&#038;IS2=1&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;fc1=000000&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;t=theimpulsivbu-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as4&#038;m=amazon&#038;f=ifr&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;asins=B005NS6LRK\" style=\"float:left;padding-right:10px;width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>When milk or soy milk is used, the Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa makes me forget about the bugs landing and taking off on my pale glowing body. The cocoa flavor is rich and much better tasting than what Swiss Miss and Nestle offers. However, it&#8217;s slightly gritty. The cocoa used is ethically sourced, so if you love responsible, sustainable cocoa farming (and who doesn&#8217;t), you&#8217;ll like the cocoa in these Starbucks packets.<\/p>\n<p>The dehydrated marshmallows included aren&#8217;t your typical mini round dehydrated marshmallows found in other hot cocoa mixes. They&#8217;re much larger, handcrafted, and are more like small slabs of dehydrated marshmallows. They don&#8217;t melt away easily, but when they do they add a little vanilla flavor to the hot cocoa.<\/p>\n<p>A box of Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix is twice as expensive as a box of Swiss Miss or Nestle hot cocoa, but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s two times better tasting. It&#8217;s probably more like 1 1\/2 times better. But, to be honest, if I were to find myself topless in the middle of Jack Frost&#8217;s wrath, I don&#8217;t think I would care about flavor. All I would probably care about is drinking anything hot and doing something to get rid of my fripples.<\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 1 envelope not prepared &#8211; 110 calories, 15 calories from fat, 1.5 grams of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 0 milligrams of sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 16 grams of sugar, 2 grams of protein, 2% calcium, and 10% iron.)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Item:<\/b> Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix <br \/>\n<b>Price:<\/b>  $7.19<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b> 8 envelopes<br \/>\n<b>Purchased at:<\/b> Safeway<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> 6 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b> Better than Swiss Miss. Chocolatey. Small slabs of dehydrated marshmallows. Made with ethically sourced cocoa. Taking off clothing to thoroughly review a product.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b> Slightly gritty. Fripples. Twice as expensive as Swiss Miss. My pale body. When mixed with water. Taking off too much clothing to thoroughly review a product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s around midnight and I&#8217;m writing this Starbucks Toasted Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Mix review outside&#8230;topless. Why am I outside in the middle of the night half naked? 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