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Real Spiced Hot Chocolate

Need a chocolate fix? Well you've come to the right place.

Rich frothy hot chocolate made with good quality dark chocolate and spiced with cinnamon and mixed spice.

I drink a fair amount of hot chocolate, but it tends to be the low calorie kind made with boiling water. It keeps me going at work, but it isn't satisfying like a really good hot chocolate.

Today is Sunday and we're busy preparing for Christmas, so we really needed something a bit more luxurious. Time to break out the 70% Lindt dark chocolate.

I made my real hot chocolate with whole milk, a little sugar, some cinnamon from Gresado and a good pinch of mixed spice to give it a little warmth and make it more Christmassy.

I served the hot chocolate with a sprinkling of Freedom mini vegetarian (and vegan) vanilla marshmallows. What a treat to be able to say yes to marshmallows on top of hot chocolate. I'm so sick of having to say no in coffee shops.

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Real Spiced Hot Chocolate

Written by Jacqueline Meldrum

December 21, 2014

Hot chocolate make with good quality dark chocolate and spices for a real chocolate hit

Ingredients

100g dark chocolate
600ml/2½ cups milk or coconut milk
2 tsp sugar (optional)
1 tsp ground cinnamon (or a good grating from a cinnamon stick)
a good pinch of mixed spice
a handful of veggie marshmallows to top the hot chocolate (optional)

Instructions

1. Break the chocolate into pieces. 2. Pour the milk into a power blender, then add the chocolate, sugar and spices. 3. Whizz on low until the chocolate has blended until fine then turn higher for 4-5 minutes until the chocolate is hot and frothy. It won't be piping hot but just a lovely temperature for drinking4.If you don't have a power blender like mine, melt the chocolate, sugar and spices in a pan until melted and hot, then use a hand bender to froth up.5. Pour into cups or mugs and top with veggie marshmallows before serving.6. Enjoy!

Details

Total time: 8 mins

Yield: Makes 4 - 6 cups or mugs of hot chocolate

Gresado are an online shop who sell chef quality ingredients to the home cooks as well top restaurants.

During December Gresado are sending a free panettone to all customers who spend £50 in their online store.

Also until 17 January 2015 use the code TTDEC14 and get 10% off your shop.

Disclosure: I am working with Gresado at the moment and being paid for my time.I was not expected to write a positive review and any opinions expressed are my own.