World-beating hot chocolate
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Easy
- April 2016

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Serves 4-6
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Hands-on time 5 mins
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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Gluten-free recipes
- Calories
- 354kcals
- Fat
- 22.7g (14.1g saturated)
- Protein
- 8.7g
- Carbohydrates
- 28.2g (28g sugars)
- Fibre
- 1.1g
- Salt
- 0.3g
For 6
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
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.
delicious. 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
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