REVIEW: "Peanut Hottie" Peanut Butter Hot Drink

Soo today I was in my local Waitrose contemplating buying myself a hot chocolate when I spotted something preeetty damn exciting and unusual.

It was this stuff; "Peanut Hottie" which makes the somewhat ambiguous claim of being a peanut butter flavoured hot drink. Not a hot chocolate, not a tea, certainly not a coffee, this little number is really quite an innovation.
It is made in the UK but with American Peanuts (of course, the HOME of peanut butter!)

I, like many people I know, have a special place in my heart for Reese's Peanut Butter cups. In fact, any kind of peanut butter candy is good with me. So as you can imagine I was keen to try this.
I purchased a small sachet (I think about 40 or 50pence) to give it a whirl!

Just as with hot chocolate mixes, you just bung in the powder, boil a kettle, give it a quick stir and the job's a good'un.

What I liked

• The convenience - requires only hot water, milk is not necessary
• Fairly low calorie - 83 per mug. This is double of Options Hot Chocolate though and around the same calories as an actual PB Cup
• So many powder mixes take ages to dissolve and leave horrible clumps or scum; the Peanut Hottie powder dissolves really quickly
• From the label it looks suitable for those following a gluten-free diet, hurray

Taste

Overall, I loved this!

The first thing you notice is the amazing sweet, peanut-buttery aroma.
The taste is sweet, definitely no sugar needed, but not at all sickly.
Of course, the predominant flavour is peanuts, which is accompanied by the flavour of cream.
It did indeed remind me of a peanut butter cup, minus the chocolate; there is no hint of chocolate in this drink.

According to the website, you can even use the powder in a variety of sweet and savoury recipes. I'm not too sure about their suggestion of putting it in my stir fry, but I think using it to make brownies, pancakes and milkshake sounds divine.

Peanut Hottie makes a refreshing change from the usual array of hot drinks, and feels like a real treat without being excessively calorific. I think I will pick up a full-size tub (priced at £2.99 for those curious) soon.