World-beating hot chocolate

Portion size: Serves 4-6
Hands-on time 5 mins
Difficulty: easy

If you want to make the best hot chocolate, you’re in the right place – and we’ve included different flavour combinations in the tips. This recipe uses creamy Jersey milk, high quality chocolate and a dash of single cream to make this even more of a treat.

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Ingredients

300ml Jersey, Guernsey or full-cream milk
150g finely chopped 70 per cent cocoa solids chocolate
65g finely chopped milk chocolate
600ml more milk
150ml single cream
a pinch of salt

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Method

Warm the Jersey milk in a pan over a medium heat, then stir in the 70 per cent chocolate and milk chocolate until melted.
Stir in the extra milk, single cream and salt then continue to heat until nearly boiling. For a frothy mixture, whisk well just before pouring into warmed mugs or glasses.

Nutrition

354kcals Calories
22.7g (14.1g saturated) Fat
8.7g Protein
28.2g (28g sugars) Carbs
1.1g Fibre
0.3g Salt

For 6

Quick wins & tips

Get creative with the flavours: Mexican – Whisk in a scant ½ tsp ground cinnamon Mayan – Use orange flavoured chocolate Malted – Whisk in 2 tbsp Horlicks powder Vanilla – Add 1 tbsp light muscovado sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract