No this isn't frugal....

**Jayne** · 11-15-2005, 03:12 PM

...but I needed a major chocolate fix, so I went to Starbuck's and got a "Chantico"...In case you don't know what it is, Chantico is a warm sipping chcolate..It comes in a small cup and it is like drinking a melted chocolate bar, only there is something in it that makes it so

decadent!!!!...It is for the hard core chocoholic, believe me

....I know it is far from frugal, but sometimes you need that fix!!!

**hollyhill** · 11-15-2005, 03:18 PM

MMMMMMMMMMMMM sounds MMMMMMMMMMM.

**daddys3chicks** · 11-15-2005, 03:18 PM

Oh my...... YUM!

**Katybird** · 11-15-2005, 03:19 PM

It sounds heavenly. From one chocoholic to another, I think if it satisfied your chocolate craving, it was money very well spent.

**Emerald_Mommy** · 11-15-2005, 05:05 PM

Oh, wow! Now to wipe the drool from my keyboard!

**PrairieRose** · 11-15-2005, 05:57 PM

Oh gosh, now I wish there was one little bite size candy bar leftover from halloween.....:drool:

**forestdale** · 11-15-2005, 07:18 PM

lol Jayne. Good for you. for the uninitiated, how much does a Chantico cost?

**Nada.Leona** · 11-15-2005, 08:03 PM

Ooooooooooh, look what I found!

"A little sweet for my tastes. I thought I'd try to make it at home. The resulting chantico recipe was born: (all measurements are approx)"

Homemade Chantico
3/4 cup warm water
3 heaping tbsp Frys Coco Powder
8 heaping tbsp sugar
2 tsp cornstarch + (1 tbsp water)
1 pinch salt
2 tsp butter (optional)

Heat the water to near boiling. Reduce heat to medium. Add the coco and the sugar. Stir with a wisk for about 5 minutes to really disolve the coco powder. In a seperat bowl, add water to cornstarch and mix until completly dissolved. (If you don't, you'll get some nasty clumps.) Add the cornstarch mix to the coco/sugar mix and wisk briskly. After a minute or so you *should* have a smooth velvety yummy drink! For more flavour, add the salt and butter.

It will thicken a bit as it cools, so add just a wee bit of hot water to thin it out again.

The result is a very rich dark sweet coco, very similar to $tarbuck$.

Source

**Michelle** · 11-15-2005, 08:21 PM

Ooh this sounds really good...so there's no dairy in this? You mean I could actually try it?

**Michelle** · 11-15-2005, 08:24 PM

and because I just *had* to know...here is a link. Don't look at the calories or fat grams

http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutr...elProducts=161

**mom2matty** · 11-15-2005, 08:42 PM

They really are good but even me who loves her chocolate couldn't finish the smallest size....gave me a little tummy ache but it was so worth it!!

**SHOPGIRL** · 11-15-2005, 11:38 PM

Jayne, You had to turn me on to a Starbucks item that I haven't tried. It's so hard to drive by that store each day. Now, it looks like the next time I'm craving chocolate, which is daily, I'll have to give it a try. Sounds delicious

**Missy** · 11-15-2005, 11:42 PM

i gotta get some cocoa on my grocery list now, LOL I am droolin here!

**catzz64** · 11-16-2005, 12:17 AM

Oh, my...it's midnight...I really shouldn't have caffeine huh????

We just had a Starbucks open here and I thought there was no reason for me to get excited since I'm not a coffee drinker! MUHHAH!!!!