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Okay folks, put your thinking caps on. Tomorrow I want to try and do mixes for the dx peanut butter, cereal 27 and almond cookie. Any ideas?
4% pb, 3% cereal, 1% almond cookie, and a dollop of chocolate = Reese's Puffs Cereal. Maybe?
 

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    4% pb, 3% cereal, 1% almond cookie, and a dollop of chocolate = Reese's Puffs Cereal. Maybe?
    I mean, I don’t have to use them all in one mix... but that sounds yummy! May try it with chocolate chunks
     

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    I may have to add the FA peppermint to The List. I only have menthol ( bought it to make cold/flu juice), but haven’t tried it yet. That sounds similar to a Christmas juice a local made with (my guess) peppermint, cream and white chocolate. It’s quite yummy.
     

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    I mean, I don’t have to use them all in one mix... but that sounds yummy! May try it with chocolate chunks
    Just the first thing that popped into my mind. :lol:
    I'm a novice so I'm sure you would want to play with those percentages and it should probably have milk thrown in somewhere.
     

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    I tried the Heart of Andes today (S&V) — creamy vanilla peppermint. The Peppermint was perfect for my taste and not overwhelming but yet enough that I can taste it without having to hunt for it.

    Is that HIC's recipe? I haven't tried it but have been intending to for quite some time now.
     

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    Just the first thing that popped into my mind. :lol:
    I'm a novice so I'm sure you would want to play with those percentages and it should probably have milk thrown in somewhere.
    Your guess is as good as mine! I just wade along, mostly thankful for the recipes shared here.
     

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    Nope :(. Several caramels, toffees and butterscotches... no plain milk either. I have vanilla swirl??

    I am not good at putting different flavorings to come up with a flavor but looking at recipes the main ingredients are condensed milk, sugar and vanilla. I would think either caramel or butterscotch. I do not use Vanilla Swirl so no idea what it taste like but this could possibly be your vanilla and possibly thickener as dulce de leche is on the the goopy side.

    I watch the Noted episodes on occasion. So happened I watched the one on Honey. The consensus of the four hosts was that FLV Milk and Honey really has no taste of milk or honey and that it tastes more like dulce de leche. At the end of the video the four hosts named their favorite honey and they did not count M&H as it is not a honey.

    I have used M&H and I do like it. I find it has somewhat of a dark taste and this is probably where the dulce de leche feel may come in.
     

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    Is that HIC's recipe? I haven't tried it but have been intending to for quite some time now.

    Yes, it is. I cannot post because it is on VU and I would need to post the link back to the recipe. If you are interested, just Google HIC's Heart of Andes. There is no chocolate in it and for anyone who likes chocolate it can always be added. Chocolate is not one of my favorites so the Heart part of the Andes is perfect for me.
     

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    For anyone that has not mixed HIC's recipes, some people consider his total flavor percent to be low. I usually try the recipes as is and if need be then i will adjust across all the flavors other than maybe lemon I might do higher initially because I am a lemonhead.
     

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    Yes, it is. I cannot post because it is on VU and I would need to post the link back to the recipe. If you are interested, just Google HIC's Heart of Andes. There is no chocolate in it and for anyone who likes chocolate it can always be added. Chocolate is not one of my favorites so the Heart part of the Andes is perfect for me.

    I have it saved but have never mixed it. He says it can replace Creme de Menthe in a recipe and that caught my interest because I did vape a Creme de Menthe recipe for a long, long time. I don't want chocolate in my vape either so I stay away from FLV's Creme de Menthe. :)
     

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    For anyone that has not mixed HIC's recipes, some people consider his total flavor percent to be low. I usually try the recipes as is and if need be then i will adjust across all the flavors other than maybe lemon I might do higher initially because I am a lemonhead.

    Do you consider the flavor percentages in Heart of Andes to be low? I will mix it as it is first but think it might could benefit from more cream.

    If you are a lemonhead, I have a GREAT recipe for Sherbet Lemons that I love. It is one from a really talented UK mixer that I played with to get it right for me. I wanted MORE lemon. Let me know if you are interested.
     

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    I am not good at putting different flavorings to come up with a flavor but looking at recipes the main ingredients are condensed milk, sugar and vanilla. I would think either caramel or butterscotch. I do not use Vanilla Swirl so no idea what it taste like but this could possibly be your vanilla and possibly thickener as dulce de leche is on the the goopy side.

    I watch the Noted episodes on occasion. So happened I watched the one on Honey. The consensus of the four hosts was that FLV Milk and Honey really has no taste of milk or honey and that it tastes more like dulce de leche. At the end of the video the four hosts named their favorite honey and they did not count M&H as it is not a honey.

    I have used M&H and I do like it. I find it has somewhat of a dark taste and this is probably where the dulce de leche feel may come in.
    Good to know. I’ll have to think on it. I have butterscotch cream pie (no discernible pie crust to me), and a couple caramels, or smoked butterscotch. Vanilla swirl, best description is soft serve ice cream, like Dairy Queen. I use it when I don’t want a heavy cream.
     

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    Yes, it is. I cannot post because it is on VU and I would need to post the link back to the recipe. If you are interested, just Google HIC's Heart of Andes. There is no chocolate in it and for anyone who likes chocolate it can always be added. Chocolate is not one of my favorites so the Heart part of the Andes is perfect for me.
    I found it on ELR too, with comments below
     

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