Taro Blended Crème Mix by Angel Specialty Products [3 LB]

excellent quality

So this is my second time getting this drink, the first time was at a local cafe and I liked it so much that I peeked around to see how they made it, I saw this the bag with the light blue same as this one. Some searching around and found this and ordered! Just made it on my own and it was the same, maybe a little thicker, and sweeter as I made mine with milk and the cafe probably just used water. It was also a bit too sweet but I have a sensitive sense of taste, but I will add about half of what is instructed. When I opened the bag it smelled of sweet vanilla-y cupcakes. It was very delightful, and the warmth of the scent almost confused me. I felt like was in a bakery. If I were to describe the flavor, I would say it’s like a warm sweet potato topped with a generous amount of maple syrup or honey, with hints of coconut. It’s a bit earthy which helps it not be sugary only. I drank it cold, but the flavor is so warm and welcoming and made me want to get cozy in a blanket. I’ll admit I haven’t tried the real root vegetable so I don’t know how true to taste this is, but it is extremely delicious! I’m going to see what other things I can do with the mix, maybe I can add it in to the mochi waffle recipe I found. I definitely am happy with my purchase, but play around with the proportions of mix to liquid, I definitely prefer it on the lighter side.

As a busy husband and father of 3, trying to stay healthy is a constant goal and sometimes a hard one. I'm a huge fan of doing as much as I can at home and not going out wasting money, especially when it comes to food; wether that be eating out, going to coffee places, smoothie shops etc. That crap adds up! So I try to cook / prepare / make all my stuff at home. My biggest constant gripe is smoothies. I love a good protein smoothie, but there's only so many times you can have a protein powder of choice blended with bananas / strawberries / peanut butter etc, before that gets old AF. So boy was I stoked when I found these powders ready to throw in. And I gotta say, this one, the Taro blended is by far the best tasting powder mix I've had, I would argue even better than the real thing. I mean, c'mon, who has time to go buy actual taro root and coconuts, prepare it, blend it all up and all that... if you do, more power to you, cause that's not this guy. It's so easy to mix, and adds a whole new level to a otherwise boring protein smoothie. And with how many flavors they offer, you can legit have a different smoothie every day of the week. I just do oat milk, protein powder (I prefer Optimum Gold Standard Vanilla), this powder mix, ice and blend away. Sometimes I'll throw in some boba pearls (tapioca balls) and it's like a full on protein packed boba drink! I absolute love this stuff and have already bought it several times and various flavors and so far every flavor I've purchased has been great. But this specific one, the Taro Blended is my favorite. There is one caveat though, it's not exactly low in calories. So if you're on a restricted caloric intake you gotta take into account that after your milk, protein and this (if you do what the serving size suggest, most of the time I find that just a little bit over half of the suggested amount of powder is enough) you're going to be looking at a fairly high calorie shake. If you mess around with your milk base and protein powder, and all that, you can probably keep it sort of low. Besides the high calorie and what some may consider too much sugar, this stuff is great. I would definitely not suggest this as a "diet" powder mix, but mixed with the right fitness programming and overall daily food choices, this can make even the most boring of "diets" sustainable. But for real, stop waiting and try this stuff out now!

So, I cannot stress this enough, the instructions provided on the packaging are NOT correct serving instructions and if you follow them you will have a super sweet drink, especially if you do it a cup at a time. I opted to do it in a large 3L pitcher personally because I love the stuff and on my first batch it was so strong and sweet I had to cut each cup with water and ice to reduce it. After my first attempt and reading the reviews I came up with the recipe below. As mentioned by several others you pretty much need to cut the scoop portions in half. I personally used the following recipe for a 3 Liter pitcher: 2-2.5 cups of the powder, 1.5-2L of hot water (stir at this point until powder is dissolved), some ice cubes to cool the liquid, once reasonably cooled approximately 1 liter of unsweetened almond milk (with or without vanilla flavoring your choice). Stir and then chill until cold or server over a cup full of a lot of ice. I did not buy the tapioca balls to make it full boba but I was fine with that.

First off, I don’t review many things because honestly I usually don’t care enough one way or another. But this is one of the exceptions. I love nearly every flavor of bubble tea I’ve had and often experiment at home making it without powder mix. But when it comes to instant, Taro is my favorite go-to; there is never a time my brain thinks “meh i’m not feeling that flavor today”. I feel the same of black sesame but that’s a little more labor intensive and i’ve never seen a premade mix. So I’ve tried many brands of taro drank. I used to burn through a lot of another well known brand that comes in a yellow bag especially, and theirs is great too, but the first time I tried Angel brand they had my loyalty. I can’t even describe what exactly makes it different, but the flavor is just so full and perfect in a way that hits the spot every time. And considering it costs the same or less than other brands by weight (other brands are usually a Kg, this is 3 pounds so remember your math skills), the choice is a no-brainer. But here’s the part that will change your life. Are you ready? Just now I was making pancakes, and out of curiosity I added the same amount of this powder as i would in a 16 oz glass to the remaining 8 oz of pancake batter (three 25cc scoops, or about 5 tablespoons). And although I’m currently full I am daydreaming about getting hungry again so i can eat some more. I’ve even had taro flavored pancake mix before that was excellent, but this…. Pancakes made with Angel brand taro bubble tea powder warm my soul with the power of a mother’s love. My life is that much richer now just for having discovered this astounding trick. Whatever you’re doing right now, whatever you have planned for the week, just drop or cancel everything and get yourself a tummy full of taro pancakes. Even if you’re one of those pseudo hipsters that pretends to hate bubble tea, either to be different or because you mistakenly think bubble tea is the garbage starbucks serves (and ergo believe mochi is a kind of ice cream), there is no reason not to make every pancake taro for all the rest of time. Deep in your heart you will know this is true.

Very delicious taro drink, I recommend it

I knew what I was purchasing when I bought this. I'd read the description, saw the customer review photos, and still... There's some wild feeling to be associated with what is, truly, a GIGANTIC bag of taro powder in your hands. It's enormous, and I love it. You can drink SO much taro with this. It's worth every penny - more, maybe, if you're used to buying small tins of ceremony-grade matcha for roughly the same price. This is very tasty and smells fantastic - too sweet, even for my sweet tooth, if you follow the recommendations on the back... But of course, you can adjust that however much you please. It's YOUR taro powder, now! Throw instructions to the wind - a new world is opening up before you. This is not just a taro powder - this is a creamy, very sweet version that you'd usually associate with bubble tea. Be wary if you're looking for something more basic and thus more versatile, since this may not be what you expect. I'm delighted with this purchase. Next on the list is to get some tapioca pearls... Though this is plenty tasty with just milk and water, too!

This is not taro at all, so disgusting. I wish I could return it since it’s so expensive. I don’t know how anyone could say this tastes like taro when it’s so bitter and has no flavor.