Recipe: Hot Chocolate Trio

• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Serves: 3

Category: Non-alcoholic Drinks

Ingredients

Base hot chocolate
• 35g Dark Chocolate, finely chopped
• 250ml Semi-Skimmed Milk
• 1 tsp Caster Sugar or Honey

Traditional hot chocolate

• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Orange hot chocolate

• 3 Orange Peels
• ¼ Cinnamon Stick
• Orange Matchmakers
• Terry’s Chocolate Orange

Mint hot chocolate

• 2 After Eights
• Viscounts

Topping

• Whipped cream
• Mini Marshmallows
• Dark Chocolate

Method

1. Whisk milk and dark chocolate in a pan over low heat until steaming
2. Add sugar or honey to taste
3. Add flavouring (vanilla/orange zest and cinnamon/After Eights) and heat gently for 10 mins, stirring frequently
4. Remove the orange zest and cinnamon before serving
5. Pour into a large mug and top with whipped cream, mini marshmallows, grated chocolate or cocoa powder, and then orange Matchmakers, Terry’s Chocolate Orange or Viscounts
6. Do the easiest part: sit back, relax and enjoy!