It is still winter here in New York and my kids love playing in the snow.  When they come in the house, the first thing they ask for is hot cocoa.  I usually serve them the traditional Swiss Miss powdered chocolate brand.  On my last trip to the grocery store, my sons begged me to buy **Nestle - ****Butterfinger**** Hot Cocoa Mix**.  We all love the Butterfinger candy bars so this mixture sounded like heaven.  I agreed to buy a box and the boys and I couldn't wait to try it.  **The Facts** - Hot chocolate with famous Butterfinger taste - 99.9% caffeine-free cocoa mix - Chocolatey and peanut-buttery **My Experience**  This hot cocoa mix is the same as any other instant cocoa except for the flavor.  When I added the water to the cocoa mix in my cup, I could immediately smell the scent of Butterfinger candy bars.  Yum.  After my first sip, I have to admit that I was actually disappointed.  The smell of this cocoa definitely was stronger than the taste.  I thought maybe it was because I might have used too much water.  The directions say to use 6-8 fl. oz of hot water.  I used about 8 oz. in my mug but after tasting mine, I gave my sons 6 oz..  Regardless of the fact that I added less water, their opinion was the same as mine.  Don't get me wrong.  The cocoa isn't *bad* tasting.  It just doesn't have as much Butterfinger flavor as we would have liked.    **My Final Viewpoint** **Nestle - ****Butterfinger**** Hot Cocoa Mix **is good but not great.  There is a hint of Butterfinger candy bar taste, which does differentiate this from other plain hot cocoa mixes.  I'm not sure if I would buy it again though.  My kids weren't thrilled and actually they were a little let down.  As I mentioned earlier, this isn't a bad product, just one that I am not impressed by.  I am going with an average ***rating of 3 stars ***on this one. 

LaurieM

Somewhere in, NY