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Try these easy and delicious Hot Chocolate Recipes to get you through this chilly Tuesday.
Recipe 1: The Ultimate Belgian Hot Chocolate
Ingredients:
- 220g Lily O’Brien’s 70% Dark Belgian Chocolate Share Bag x2 (chopped)
- 100g quality cocoa powder
- 75g icing sugar
- 30g cornflour
- 50g Horlicks or similar malted drink
- Mug of full fat milk per serving as required
Method:
- Place the chocolate in the fridge for 30 minutes, then remove and blitz until fine in a food processor.
- Add the rest of the ingredients with a good pinch of sea salt, and pulse until mixed to create a mix you can keep for when you fancy a hot chocolate fix.
- Decant into an airtight jar, pop the lid on and give it a good shake up, then pop on your shelf until you’re ready for the perfect mug of chocolatey heaven.
- To make a hot chocolate, simply put 2 heaped tablespoons of mixture and a mug of milk per person into a pan.
- Bring to a simmer over a medium heat, whisking regularly, then pour your thickened, silky, frothy hot chocolate into mugs.
- Leave to cool just a little, then sit back, relax and indulge.
- Feel free to embellish your mug of hot chocolate with a little extra deliciousness – a few marshmallows, a dollop of whipping cream, a little grating of chocolate or nutmeg, even a bit of orange zest (you may want to add a dash of orange essence if you add the zest) – the choice is yours.
Recipe 2: Spicy Hot Chocolate
Ingredients:
- 50ml double cream
- 150ml whole milk
- 50g Lily O’Brien’s Mega Milk Share Bag (chopped)
- 25g Lily O’Brien’s 70% Dark Share Bag (chopped)
- Add a cinnamon stick or dash of powdered cinnamon
Method:
- Whip the double cream until it holds its shape then set aside until needed.
- Put the milk in a small saucepan and heat gently until simmering.
- Add the mega milk chocolate and dark chocolate, then stir until melted.
- Pour into a mug and top with a dollop of the double cream and scatter over some cinnamon and add an extra choc drop.
Recipe 3: Merry Berry Milk Hot Chocolate
Ingredients:
- A cheeky dash of cassis
- 150ml whole milk
- 50g Lily O’Brien’s Mega Milk Share Bag (chopped)
- Blackberries and whipping cream to decorate
Method:
- Warm the milk in a saucepan over a medium heat until simmering.
- Remove from the heat and add the chocolate and stir until melted.
- Pop the pan back on the heat until warm then add the dash of cassis.
- Pour into a mug and serve with cream and blackberries or blackcurrants.
Recipe 4: Mega Milk Hot Chocolate With A Kick
Ingredients:
- 220g Lily O’Brien’s Mega Milk Share Bag x2 (chopped)
- 600ml milk
- 100ml double cream
- ¼ vanilla bean scraped or 2 teaspoons of extract
- ¼ teaspoon of chilli powder
Method:
- Bring the milk to a simmer on the stove/hob.
- Stir in the chocolate until it has melted.
- Add the chilli and vanilla bean or extract, stir well.
- Divide the hot chocolate between 4 mugs.
- Decorate with mini marshmallows.