Boozy Hot Chocolate (Serves 2)
What better way to warm yourself up on a cold, gloomy day than with this ‘cocktail’?! Yes, this isn’t strictly speaking a cocktail but it definitely isn’t your average hot chocolate!..
2 tablespoons cocoa powder (I use ‘Green&Blacks’)
500ml whole milk
A pinch of cayenne pepper
A pinch of cinnamon
1½ tablespoons caster sugar
50ml single cream
50g dark chocolate (I use Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate)
3-4 tablespoons very peaty scotch whisky (such as Ardbeg)
- Put the cocoa in a jug and mix with just enough milk to make a paste. Put the rest of the milk in a small pan and heat until simmering. Add the cayenne pepper and cinnamon.
- Whisk the hot milk into the cocoa paste until smooth, then pour back into the pan. Add the sugar, cream and chocolate, then heat gently until hot. Stir in the whisky and serve in mugs. Enjoy!
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