Around 2,000 years ago, the Mayans created the first chocolate beverage, consuming it cold. By 1400 AD, the cocoa drink had evolved, becoming an important part of the Aztec culture, and eventually, the drink found its way to Europe where its popularity grew worldwide. Today, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters offers the Hot Cocoa K-Cup.

Tasting Notes:

Consider adding a touch of milk after brewing to add extra richness and creaminess to this chocolaty drink.

After brewing, hot cocoa K-Cups are hot and may drip. To prevent dripping, tilt the K-Cup slightly when you remove it from the brewer.

For best results, run a brew cycle without a K-Cup after making hot cocoa.

Hot Cocoa K-Cups can be purchased at GreatCoffee.com for $11.99/box. Hot Cocoa K-Cups come 24 per box.

Note: Hot Cocoa K-Cups contain milk, soy, and tree nut products (coconut oil).

The Keurig K-Cup tower conveniently holds 30 K-Cups in a durable gray and black molded plastic frame that rotates on a “lazy Susan” base.

The K-Cup tower displays a variety of coffees, teas, and hot cocoa in the home or office.

The dimensions of the K-Cup tower are 13 in. high x 7 in. diameter.

Purchase the K-Cup tower from GreatCoffee.com for $24.95.  The K-Cup tower makes a great holiday gift.

Pictured K-Cups are not included. K-Cups can be purchased through GreatCoffee.com.

Included in the GreatCoffee.com Holiday K-Cup Coffee Sampler:

6 Green Mountain Holiday Blend K-Cups – This is a rich, balanced, and aromatic blend of light and dark roasted coffees.

6 Spicy Eggnog flavored K-Cups – The K-Cups offer flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg for the holiday season.

6 Gingerbread flavored K-Cups – A K-Cup that is like aromatic fresh-baked, warm gingerbread.

6 Tully’s Evergreen Blend K-Cups – Tully’s presents a K-Cup with a vibrant, sweet cocoa-like aroma and a crisp, winey finish.

If you liked Green Mountain’s Pumpkin Spice and French Toast limited edition K-Cups, you’ll love these flavored Donut House Coffee K-Cups.

Donut House Cinnamon Roll flavored K-Cups offer the flavor of sweet, fresh-baked cinnamon rolls with a tempting warm-from-the-oven aroma.

GreatCoffee.com has Donut House Cinnamon Roll flavored K-Cups for $11.19/box.

Donut House Chocolate Glazed Donut flavored K-Cups delivers the flavor of pure, rich, dark chocolate donut layered in thick, sweet glaze…without the crumbs. No distractions from nuts or caramel here. Pure chocolate-glazed flavor from the donut shop in your cup.

GreatCoffee.com has Donut House Chocolate Glazed Donut flavored K-Cups for $11.19/box.

“Donut House” is a new K-Cup coffee collection by Green Mountain Coffee. Green Mountain says that these K-Cups were “created for the untapped segment of coffee drinkers looking for a good, straightforward cup of joe.” They’re “good, straightforward coffees that will remind you of the days when you knew what to expect and were never disappointed.”

Donut House Coffee (extra bold) is a familiar, easy-going cup of coffee. It’s the kind of coffee that’s bold and dependable; it’s a coffee that you can enjoy every day.

Donut House Coffee K-Cups were rated 88 points by the Coffee Review, which described the Donut House Coffee K-Cups as having a “soft, caramel-like aroma with hints of milk chocolate and toast. An uncomplicated cup, medium body, flavor notes of cedar, caramel, nut and orange-toned citrus. Sweetness carries into the mildly nutty finish, with distant suggestions of molasses and chocolate.”

GreatCoffee.com has Donut House Coffee K-Cups on sale for $10.69/box right now.

Donut House Decaf (extra bold) is the same dependable cup of coffee that is the Donut House Coffee but in decaf. It’s “everything you want, and nothing more.”

The Coffee Review gave Donut House Decaf K-Cups 86 points and said it had a “muted aroma of orangey fruit, caramel and wood. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel and simple flavors: nut, raisin and caramel. Muted sweetness in the finish fades rather quickly to a mildly astringent nut-like character.”

Donut House Decaf K-Cups are also on sale at GreatCoffee.com for $10.69/box.

K-Cups come 24 to a box.

This rotating K-Cup Carousel perfectly fits on kitchen counters to display up to 27 K-Cup coffees, teas, and hot cocoa.

It features a stainless steel body and a no-slide, rubber-rimmed base for simple rotation.

The K-Cup Carousel measures 10 inches high and 8 inches diameter.

The K-Cup Carousel can be purchased at GreatCoffee.com for $19.95.

K-Cups are sold separately.

Make your own K-Cups. This reusable K-Cup accessory called the “My K-Cup” allows you to brew any type of coffee on your Keurig brewer.

It’s a three-step process. By inserting the Adapter Piece into the Keurig brewer, adding your favorite ground coffee to the filter, and inserting the filter into the Adapter Piece, you can brew more coffees on your Keurig brewer than ever before.

You can purchase whole bean coffee from GreatCoffee.com in the “top-rated coffees” section to use with “My K-Cup”.

“My K-Cup” is compatible with the following Keurig brewers: Mini B30, Elite B40, Ultra B50, Special Edition B60, and Platinum B70.

This Keurig accessory is available through GreatCoffee.com for $14.95. “My K-Cup” is dishwasher safe.

• Caribou Blend
• Decaf Caribou Blend
• Caribou Colombia
• Caribou Daybreak Morning Blend
• Caribou Mahogany

The Caribou Blend K-Cup balances a heavy, syrupy body with a clean, crisp finish.

The Mahogany K-Cup is big, bold, and dark, but not bitter, lean, or over-roasted. This K-Cup is an excellent K-Cup choice for fans of clean, medium- and lighter-roasted espressos. It’s also Rainforest Alliance Certified.

All Caribou Coffee K-Cups come 24 to a box.

• House Blend
• Decaf House Blend
• Kona Blend
• Evergreen Blend
• Madison Blend

The Tully’s House Blend K-Cup coffee earned 90 points from the Coffee Review as a whole bean coffee in January 2009. Coffee Review’s Kenneth Davids described the coffee as: “orange-toned aroma with suggestions of spicy cinnamon and toast. Medium body, soft mouthfeel and balanced, citrusy acidity.”

The Tully’s Evergreen Blend K-Cup was rated 89 points by the Coffee Review in January 2009. Editor Kenneth Davids described Evergreen Blend K-Cup as displaying: “Mild aroma of fresh pine and earth. Full body with a penetrating mouthfeel, pungent cedary flavor, hints of leather and dried apricot. Cocoa and aromatic wood notes linger in the dry finish.”

Unless noted, all Tully’s K-Cups come 24 to a box.