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    "excerpt": "Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate is the chocolate T DISC for Tassimo machines, eight discs and 240g on a Cadbury recipe, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the drink that makes a pod machine worth owning in a house where not everybody drinks coffee.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk and soya. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.Eight discs at a substantial thirty grams each, so this is a rich drink rather than a token one, properly dissolved and lightly foamed by the machine rather than stirred into lumps. Milk chocolate rather than dark cocoa, so sweet by design, and it contains milk, which makes it neither vegan nor dairy free. Best in a small warmed cup while the foam still holds.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Storage notes, machine compatibility and serving guidance are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below.",
    "content_text": "Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate is the non-coffee disc, eight to a box at 240g, and it is the reason a lot of households keep a pod machine on the worktop at all. Not everyone in the house drinks coffee. A machine that can make a hot chocolate for a child at four in the afternoon and an americano for an adult at eight in the morning earns its space in a way a coffee-only machine does not.\n\nAt thirty grams a disc this is a substantial drink rather than a token one, and that weight is doing something a jar of powder cannot. The machine pushes hot water through the sealed disc under pressure, so the chocolate is properly dissolved and lightly foamed instead of sitting in lumps at the bottom of the mug. It is the difference between a made drink and a stirred one, and it is most obvious in the first mouthful, where a spoon-made chocolate is usually thin and the last mouthful is where all the powder went.\n\nThe Taste Profile\n\n \nMilk Chocolate: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf (5/5) The Cadbury signature, which is a specific flavour memory in this country rather than a generic cocoa.\n\n \nBody: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Thick and coating, carried by milk solids rather than by cocoa bitterness.\n\n \nSweetness: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Sweet by design. This is a milk chocolate drink, not a dark cocoa.\n\n \nBitterness: \u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb (1/5) Almost none, which is exactly why children take to it.\n\nThese scores are our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description.\n\nTeas.co.uk Curator Rating\n4.7 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk\n\nThe Story Behind Tassimo and Cadbury\nTassimo is the disc system rather than the drinks brand, which is why the box carries two names. Each T DISC has a barcode printed on it, and the machine reads that code to set the water volume and the brew for that particular drink rather than running every disc the same way. Cadbury is the British chocolate house from Bournville, and the licensing arrangement is what puts a familiar chocolate recipe into a format the machine can make. A chocolate disc is heavier than a coffee disc because the drink is mostly the contents of the disc rather than mostly water, which is the practical reason a box of eight weighs 240g.\nPackaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.\n\nOur Commitment To The Planet\n\n Disc disposal is a scheme, not a bin rule: whether T DISCs belong in a household recycling bin, a collection scheme or the general waste depends on the current pack and your council. Read both before you decide.\n \n One disc, one cup: a chocolate disc makes a single drink with nothing left over, no pan to wash and no powder gone solid in the back of a cupboard.\n\nHow Does Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate, 8 Pods 240g Compare to:\n\n Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate, 10 Pods: the same drink with two more discs in the box. If both are listed at the same price, take the ten. We would rather say that plainly than sell you the smaller box by omission.\n Tassimo Cadbury Mocha, 10 Pods 160g: the same chocolate signature with coffee in it. The Mocha is the grown-up afternoon drink; the Hot Chocolate is the one the whole house can have, including the people who do not drink coffee at all.\n Galaxy Instant Hot Chocolate Nescafe Dolce Gusto Compatible Drink, 8 Pods 120g: the same idea on a different machine system. The machine on your worktop decides this one rather than the chocolate does, because the two pod formats are not interchangeable.\n\nIdeal Brewing Conditions\nTo get the best out of Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate, the two things that matter are the size of the cup and what you put in it before you start. The disc handles the rest.\n\nThe Machine Build\n\n \nMachine:Tassimo only. The disc is system specific and the barcode is what tells the machine how to brew it.\n\n \nCup:Small and warmed, not a large mug. Stretching a chocolate disc into a big mug is the fastest way to make it taste thin.\n\n \nMilk first:Two tablespoons of warm milk in the cup before you brew makes it noticeably richer without needing a second disc.\n\n \nCleaning:Run the machine's cleaning cycle after chocolate drinks. Sugar and milk solids are what leave a machine tasting stale.\n\nThe Family Build\n\n \nTemperature:It comes out properly hot. Let a child's cup stand for a minute or two, or start it over a spoonful of cold milk.\n\n \nToppings:Marshmallows or a spoonful of whipped cream go on straight away, while the foam is still holding.\n\n \nNo extra sugar:It is already a sweet drink. Anything added tips it over.\n\n \nResult:A proper hot chocolate in under a minute, with no pan, no lumps and nothing to wash up.\n\nBrewing The Perfect Cup of Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate, 8 Pods 240g\n\nMachine: Tassimo. The T DISC shape and barcode are system specific and will not fit anything else.\nWater: Fresh and cold in the tank; the machine does the rest from the barcode.\nMeasure: One disc per cup, eight cups to the box.\nCup: Small and pre-warmed. This is a rich drink and it does not want stretching.\nTo make it richer: Two tablespoons of warm milk in the cup first, before brewing.\nIced version: Brew over a glass half filled with ice and top with cold milk for a chocolate shake.\n\nBest with: Cold afternoons, film nights, marshmallows, shortbread, and anyone in the house who does not drink coffee.\n\nSafety And Purity\n\nIngredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk and soya. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.\nContains milk:A milk chocolate drink, so it is not suitable for a vegan or dairy-free diet. The full ingredient and allergen statement is printed on the current pack.\nRead the statement on the current pack rather than relying on any description.\nHot enough to scald:Stated plainly because this is a drink children ask for. It comes out of the machine at brewing temperature. Let it stand, or start the cup with cold milk in it.\nCocoa is not caffeine free:There is a small amount of naturally occurring caffeine in any cocoa drink. It is not a coffee, but it is not a wholly caffeine-free nightcap either.",
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                "content": "Which machines do these discs fit?Tassimo machines only. A T DISC is a different shape from a Dolce Gusto pod or a Nespresso capsule, and it carries a barcode that only a Tassimo machine can read. Check which machine is on the worktop before ordering.How many drinks does a box make?Eight. This is a single-disc drink, so eight discs means eight cups with nothing left over. At 240g that works out at about thirty grams a disc, which is substantially heavier than a black coffee disc because a chocolate drink is mostly the contents of the disc rather than mostly water.Should I buy the ten-disc box instead?If both are listed at the same price, yes, take the ten. It is the same drink with two more in it. We would rather tell you that than sell you the smaller box by leaving it out.Is it caffeine free?No, though it is close. Cocoa naturally contains a small amount of caffeine, so a hot chocolate is not the same as a caffeine-free herbal drink. For most people it is irrelevant at bedtime; if you are avoiding caffeine on medical advice, it is worth knowing.What size cup should I use?Small and warmed, not a big mug. This is a rich drink and stretching it into a large mug is the quickest way to make it taste thin. If you want more volume, add warm milk rather than expecting the disc to fill more cup.How do I make it richer?Put two tablespoons of warm milk in the cup before you brew. The disc then lands into milk rather than into an empty cup, and the result is noticeably thicker without needing a second disc. It is the single best trick with this drink.Is it dark chocolate or milk chocolate?Milk chocolate, and sweet by design. If you want the familiar Cadbury flavour in a cup, it is exactly right.Do I need to clean the machine afterwards?Run the machine's cleaning cycle after chocolate drinks, following the manual. Sugar and milk solids left in the brew head are what leave a machine tasting stale, and the next person to make a black coffee will notice it before you do.Are the discs recyclable?That depends on the current pack and your local council. Disc recycling is normally a scheme rather than a kerbside bin rule, and the two do not always agree. Read the disposal instructions on the box you receive and check what your council accepts.How should I store the discs?Keep them sealed in the box, somewhere cool and dry and away from strong-smelling food, and use them by the date printed on the pack. Each disc is individually sealed, so there is nothing to decant and no powder to go solid in a cupboard."
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                "title": "Ingredients & Nutrition",
                "content": "Ingredients and allergens. Per the published ingredient list for this product it contains milk and soya. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredients, as published for this product: Sugar, Skimmed Milk Powder (22%), Whole Milk Powder, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder (9%), Glucose Syrup, Whey Powder (from Milk), Fully Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Salt, Flavourings, Milk Protein, Stabilizer (E340), Anti-Caking Agent (E551), Emulsifiers (E471, E433, Soya Lecithin).Typical values per 100ml, as publishedPer 100mlEnergy56 kcalFat1.1gof which saturates0.70gCarbohydrate9.5gof which sugars8.6gFibre0.42gProtein1.8gSalt0.15gIngredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.IngredientProportionWhat it bringsChocolate drink mix, sealed in the T DISC240g across 8 discsNearly all of the drink, and about thirty grams a disc. A chocolate disc is heavy because the cup is mostly the contents of the disc rather than mostly water.Milk componentPrinted on the current packWhat makes it creamy and coating rather than a thin cocoa. It is also why the drink is not suitable for a vegan or dairy-free diet.Water from your machineThe rest of the cupPushed through the disc under pressure, which is what dissolves the chocolate properly and builds the light foam a spoon cannot.Pack: Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate, 8 Pods 240g; milk chocolate discs for Tassimo machines, one disc per cup, eight cups to a box. Use by the date printed on the pack.Characterising components shown. The thirty grams a disc figure is worked out from the stated 240g pack weight.Sourcing & blend. Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate, 8 Pods 240g pairs a Cadbury recipe with the Tassimo disc system, which is why two names appear on one box: Cadbury is the British chocolate house from Bournville and supplies the recipe, Tassimo is the machine platform and the barcode-read disc that goes in it.What's in Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate, 8 Pods 240g, and what isn't:In: a milk chocolate drink mix sealed in discs for one machine system, eight discs to the box.No coffee: this is the non-coffee disc, which is the point of it in a mixed household.Contains milk: so it is neither vegan nor dairy free, and milk is a declared allergen.Not caffeine free: cocoa carries a small amount of naturally occurring caffeine, so this is a low-caffeine drink rather than a caffeine-free one."
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                "content": "The flavour of Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate, 8 Pods 240g is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the cup tastes the way it does from the first lift of steam to the last swallow.The outer layer is aromatic: sweet milk chocolate, and it arrives while the machine is still running rather than waiting for the cup to be under your nose. Chocolate aroma is carried largely by fats and by sugar-derived compounds, both of which volatilise readily in a hot, steaming drink, which is why a hot chocolate announces itself across a kitchen in a way a black coffee does not. In a sealed disc that aroma is held intact until the machine punctures it, so the smell of the first cup from a box is the smell the recipe intended rather than the smell of a tin that has been open since Christmas.The flavour spike arrives immediately rather than mid palate, and that is the structural difference between a chocolate drink and a coffee one. Coffee builds in stages because extraction is progressive; a chocolate drink is a suspension, so sweetness and chocolate land together in the first mouthful. What the machine contributes is dispersal. Pressure forces water through the powder rather than letting a spoon push it around, so the solids are evenly suspended from top to bottom of the cup. That is why a spoon-made chocolate is thin at the start and gritty at the end, and a machine-made one is the same drink all the way down.The base structure is the lingering finish: long, creamy and sweet, carried by milk solids rather than cut short by cocoa bitterness. There is almost no bitterness here, which is precisely why children take to it and why an adult looking for a dark, bitter cocoa will find it too sweet. A finish this rich is best served in a small cup: the drink holds its weight to the last mouthful in a small cup and turns into sweet water in a large one.Getting it right in the cup. Use a small, pre-warmed cup rather than a mug, and put two tablespoons of warm milk into it before you brew if you want the drink noticeably thicker. Load the disc the way the machine manual shows so the barcode reads correctly; there is nothing to dose and nothing to stir. Add marshmallows or cream straight away while the foam is still holding, and leave the sugar alone, because the recipe is already sweet and anything more tips it over. Let a child's cup stand a minute or two before handing it over, or start it over cold milk. Run the machine's cleaning cycle after chocolate drinks, and store the discs sealed in their box, cool and dry, using them by the printed date.How water and temperature change it. A chocolate drink is more forgiving of water quality than coffee is, because sugar and milk solids mask a great deal, but it is less forgiving of a dirty machine. Sugar residue in the brew head is sticky in a way coffee oils are not, and it turns stale quickly, which is why the cleaning cycle matters more after this disc than after a black one. Scale still matters: a machine brewing cool will not disperse the powder as completely, and the result is a drink that separates slightly as it stands. Temperature at the cup is the other variable worth controlling, and it runs both ways here, because too hot is a genuine hazard with a drink children ask for and slightly cooler is often the better cup anyway. A clean, descaled machine and a small warmed cup make the drink repeatable every time."
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                "content": "Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate, 8 Pods 240g is a rich, sweet milk chocolate disc, so the builds below either lean into that or cut it with something sharper. Five cover the proper cup, a thicker milk-first version, an iced chocolate shake, a mint chocolate build and an adult one with a measure of rum in it.\nRecipes, born here first\n\n \n The Proper Cup\n \n How to make The Proper Cup with Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate.\n \n 2 min\n 1 small cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate disc\n Fresh cold water in the tank\n A small cup, warmed\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Warm a small cup with hot water and tip it out. Use a cup, not a mug.\n Load one disc with the barcode facing the reader as the manual shows.\n Brew and leave it alone; the foam is part of the drink.\n Wait a minute before handing it to a child. It comes out hot.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A hot chocolate that is the same drink at the bottom of the cup as at the top, which is what a machine does and a spoon does not.\n\n \n The Milk-First Thick One\n \n How to make The Milk-First Thick One with Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate.\n \n 4 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate disc\n 2 tablespoons warm whole milk\n A spoonful of whipped cream\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Warm two tablespoons of milk and put them in the cup first.\n Brew one disc straight into the milk.\n Top with whipped cream while the foam is still holding.\n Resist adding sugar; it is already a sweet drink.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A noticeably thicker, richer cup from the same single disc. This is the best trick in the whole listing and it costs two tablespoons of milk.\n\n \n Iced Chocolate Shake\n \n How to make Iced Chocolate Shake with Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate.\n \n 5 min\n 1 tall glass\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate disc\n A glass half filled with ice\n 150ml cold milk\n A scoop of vanilla ice cream, optional\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Brew one disc into a jug and let it cool for a couple of minutes.\n Pour it over a glass half filled with ice.\n Top with cold milk and stir properly, because a cold chocolate drink does settle.\n \n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A cold chocolate milkshake from a machine, with no blender and no washing up beyond a glass.\n\n \n Mint Chocolate Cup\n \n How to make Mint Chocolate Cup with Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate.\n \n 3 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate disc\n 2 drops peppermint extract, or 1 after-dinner mint\n A small cup, warmed\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Drop the peppermint extract, or a thin after-dinner mint, into the empty warmed cup.\n Brew the disc straight over it so the incoming heat carries the mint through.\n Stir once only if you used a solid mint.\n Keep the mint light; two drops is plenty and four is toothpaste.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: An after-dinner mint in cup form. The peppermint cuts the sweetness, which is the main thing a plain cup could use.\n\n \n Grown-Up Chocolate Nightcap\n \n How to make Grown-Up Chocolate Nightcap with Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate.\n \n 4 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 Tassimo Cadbury Hot Chocolate disc\n 25ml dark rum or brandy\n A spoonful of whipped cream\n A grating of nutmeg\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Pour the rum or brandy into the warmed cup first.\n Brew one disc straight over it.\n Spoon whipped cream over the top and grate a little nutmeg on.\n Serve without stirring so the cream stays where it is.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: The adult version of the same box, for a cold evening. The spirit dries the drink out, which stops the sweetness becoming heavy."
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