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Spiced Hot Chocolate

A delicious recipe for the perfect winter warmer and a lovely gift

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By Gugulethu Mkhabela | June 25, 2018 | Recipes

Recipe by Caroline Barty, House & Garden UK

 

Makes 8 x 150 ml mugs

Preparation time: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients

150g dark chocolate, 70 per cent cocoa solids

4tbsp cocoa powder

4tbsp dark brown

Muscovado sugar

1tsp ground cinnamon

Pinch of ground nutmeg

Pinch of ground ginger

Pinch of ground cloves

1 vanilla pod

 

Method

 

Finely grate the chocolate and refrigerate for about 20 minutes to firm up. Stir in all the remaining ingredients apart from the vanilla pod. Pour the mixture into a presentation bag or jar and add the vanilla pod. Attach a label with the following instructions:

 

To make the hot chocolate:

Heat 150ml milk, or milk and cream, and bring to the boil.

Place 3tbsp of the hot chocolate mix in a mug and pour over about 2-3tbsp hot milk. Stir until smooth, then pour in the remaining milk.

Add the vanilla pod, leave for a few minutes to infuse, then stir and serve. You can reuse the vanilla pod – wash well after use and leave to dry out.

 

Top Tips

For a really sumptuous drink, heat a mixture of milk and whipping cream and top with freshly whipped cream. There is no need to keep the mix in the fridge unless stored in a really warm kitchen.

 

Feature image: Jonathan Pielmayer, Unsplash