I love me a good white mocha, but at 4 bucks a pop at the cafe and goodness knows how many calories -- its an occational treat. I am really trying to stay out of Starbucks to save money; enter this very creamy and delicious mix from Ghirardelli. It is such an inexpensive way to enjoy a white mocha!
Ten reasons why this mix rocks:
1. It contains no saturated fat or trans fats
2. Each serving of mix has only 100 calories
3. It contains the coffee and is good on its own, but I add powdered espresso or cold brew for AM kickstart
4. I really like being able to control the milk fat content, it tastes really fresh and not like fake creamer
5. It is good hot or cold
6. This mix is ideal for keeping in your office
7. It contains regular sugar and not high-fructose corn syrup
8. One can lasts me four work weeks, but I don't have one everyday
9. It is good to take camping/backpacking for a yummy hot pick-me-up while "roughing it"
10.It is awesome with a shot of dark rum, khalua or other suited boozy add in -- instant winter lifter ;)
ECONOMY: At 19 servings a can for $4 (21 cents/serving) + milk (25 cents/cup), each white mocha is less than 50 cents!
EASE OF USE: It mixes instantly in hot liquid. If making an iced drink, stir the powder into a small amount of hot liquid before adding the cold milk and ice or you will have the movie DUNE on top of your iced drink.
TASTE: To me it tastes very much of white chocolate, it may be just flavoring but it really works. Actual white chocolate doesn't have any cocoa in it, just the cocoa butter, so I didn't expect any chocolate in the ingredients list and was not disappointed to see it missing. If this had actual chocolate in it, it would be a black & white (or tuxedo) mocha mix. It is important to read all the details and ingredients of a product before ordering to avoid disappointment over assumptions.
FINAL WORD: Scrumptious and thrifty