So it's that time of year again, the mornings are dark, the evenings are darker, the air is fresh but bitterly cold and all you want to do is stay in bed and watch Christmas films and drink hot chocolate. Well don't you worry, here is a little post on how I like to make my hot chocolate that's so simple yet so tasty that will be sure to warm you up this Christmas. I usually make this for my friends coming round for a girly night or when I'm entertaining the children of my family, they love to decorate using the cream and marshmallows!
For this recipe I use the classics, Cadburys drinking chocolate powder, Semi Skimmed Milk, Spray Cream and Mini Marshmallows!
Start by measuring how much milk you will be having in your mug, don't fill it too high though the trick is to fill it to just under where the handle starts at the top.
Then in a small pan carefully pour in the milk from the mug and heat on low to take the chill off. You can also do this in a microwave but just be careful you don't boil the milk over.
Using a spoon stir milk to avoid it getting a skin on the top. Once the milk is warm (test using a teaspoon and tasting) add in 3 heaped teaspoons of the Cadburys Chocolate Powder and 1 extra for luck! and stir to remove all powdered clumps.
Once the powder is incorporated continue to gently heat the hot chocolate and stir and taste to check the temperature of it.
Once you are happy with the temperature of the hot chocolate grab the mug you measured your milk in and start to ladle or pour in your delicious hot chocolate mixture. If ladling, do this over the pan so you catch any spills.
You can tell if the hot chocolate is hot enough as some steam will be rising off of it, if not however just heat for a few more minutes on a low heat or pop back in the microwave for 30 seconds.
I then add an extra sprinkle of chocolate powder to the top of the hot chocolate, nothing much just a half teaspoon.
Then its time to add the canned cream, give it a good shake and spray on the cream round in circles.
To finish scatter some mini marshmallows on the top and another little sprinkle of the drinking chocolate. Then you can either enjoy with a spoon or stir it altogether, I like to do a bit of both!
Enjoy guys! Hope it keeps you warm this winter!
Lily
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