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Spiced Hot Chocolate

Made with real chocolate and a little chilli. The drink to hand people at a December party.

Prep
10 min
Serves
2
Glass
Mug
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk (or oat milk)
  • 3 oz dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp sugar, to taste
  • 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • Small pinch of cayenne
  • Pinch of salt
  • Whipped cream, to serve

Method

  1. 1Warm the milk gently with the cocoa, cinnamon, cayenne and salt, whisking until smooth. Don't let it boil.
  2. 2Take it off the heat and add the chopped chocolate, whisking until it melts completely.
  3. 3Taste and add sugar as needed — it depends entirely on your chocolate.
  4. 4Pour into warmed mugs and top with whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon.

Notes

  • Real chopped chocolate, not just cocoa powder, is what makes it thick rather than watery.
  • The pinch of salt and the cayenne both make the chocolate taste more like chocolate.
  • Warm the mugs first — it stays hot noticeably longer.

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