I saw an article somewhere online announcing Starbucks’ new chocolate drink, so I decided to swing by and give it a try. It’s called Chantico, and it is pheeee-nomenal. It’s like drinking melted chocolate (maybe a tad thinner than pure melted chocolate, but not by much).
It’s absolutely wonderful, if you happen to like dark chocolate as much as I do. The only problem is they only have one size - 6 oz. - and it costs 3 bucks. But 3 bucks for a smile for the day is worth it in my book.
(And I’m not generally a big Starbucks person - I’d much rather have Dunkin’ Donuts any day.)
I didn’t mean to rain on your parade. I was curious as to how they made it and, if they used dark chocolate, what the cocoa percentage was. After I stumbled upon the nutrional information, I was so stunned that I just had to post it.
Is this made with milk or water? Is it any different from their regular hot chocolate?
I had the misfortune of working in an office buiding with its very own Starbucks. I became addicted to their hot choc. Skinny, no whipped cream, thank you. As far as I could see, it was steamed milk with choc syrup. I’d be willing to try a Chantito if it was something different.
That calorie info made me search my pantry, since I’ve got three high-end tins of chocolate in there. (and I didn’t buy any of them, actually. I’ve just got decent friends
Mariebelle (so thick you’ll want a spoon) has 216 calories for an espresso-sized cup (1 cup chocolate to 1 cup water, split into 4 servings). 14 g of fat. I usually have two servings.
Jacques Torres: they’re too afraid to list nutritional info on the pack, but say it’s available at www.mrchocolate.com
Green & Black’s Organic: 1596kJ/100 grams, 6.6 g of fat. I think that’s just splitting the 300g jar into three easy-to-handle amounts, since a serving is 4tsps of chocolate.
I tried it for the first time yesterday. I was stunned by three different things, respectively: 1) how good it tasted; 2) how it was so rich that I could barely finish that tiny 6 oz. cup; and 3) how I felt distinctly “off” for about an hour afterward - must have had something to do with the fact that I drank it first thing in the morning, even before breakfast.
390 calories, 21 grams of fat and 51 carbs, you say? In just six freaking ounces?
Well, damn. I got a $25 gift card to Starbucks for Christmas, but started a new diet on New Year’s Day. (I’ve already lost four pounds, if anyone’s interested)
I’m trying to decide if the four pounds and new willpower are worth a taste.
Maybe not. I better stay away. Maybe when I get halfway to my goal weight, I’ll treat myself, but I can’t give in just yet.
That sounds like the hot chocolate they have in Spain. I’ll have to try it and see if it measures up to the Real Thing (as served in the cafes of Spain).
I just now had one of those. I always go across the street to Starbucks with a cow-orker, but usually just stand around and talk since I don’t drink coffee. But I guess this thread title must’ve stuck with me subconsciously, because today I found myself compelled to order one.
I took the cup and started to walk out, but the woman who served it just stared at me and said, “Drink it.”
“What?” I ask.
“I want you to drink it in front of me.”
(At this point, I have to confess I was getting oddly turned on.)
I took a drink. “Pretty good,” I said, “Thanks.” She got kind of a scowl on her face and said, “I’m surprised.” Of course at this point, my natural paranoia takes over and I suspect that the staff has played some kind of cruel trick on me. “Is there something wrong with it?” I ask, meaning, “Did you pee in it?” She says, “It’s just too rich for me.”
Anyway, it wasn’t awful, but I can’t see what’s so great about it, either. It really is like drinking a melted dark chocolate bar. I did finish the whole thing, but I’m not particularly compelled to get another one, and I wouldn’t even call it satisfying. It was just “there.”
Of course, I have a super-high sugar tolerance because of the amount of Coke I drink during a day, so that may have something to do with it…
I was at Starbucks today but I still got a grande hot chocolate. The 6-oz. just made me think it wasn’t enough. But I asked the barista (I can’t believe I just used that word–pretentious of me!!) what it was like and he said really good. He suggested it as a dessert.
And for those of us bariatric patients who for one brief moment entertained the thought of blowing 1/3 of our days allotment of calories on this…40 grams of sugar per serving. Not worth the dumping, so please don’t offer me a sip, Lillith Fair The rest of the nutrition info.