Epic hot chocolate

This hot chocolate is off the scale. It's so simple to make and is much better than that shop-bought stuff you get, which is often full of rubbish and probably hasn't got much chocolate in it anyway. I don't want you to feel cheated, I want you to have the real thing… life's too short not to.

Nutritional Information (amount per serving)

Calories
176kcal

Carbs
20.0g

Sugar
14.4g

Fat
9.5g

Saturates
5.7g

Protein
7.7g

Serves 8-10

Ingredients

2 pints semi-skimmed milk

For The Epic Hot Chocolate Mix

2 tablespoons Horlicks

2 tablespoons cornflour

3 tablespoons icing sugar

4 tablespoons quality organic cocoa

100 g good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), finely grated

1 pinch ground cinnamon

1 pinch sea salt

Method

Pour the milk into a large pan, and bring almost to the boil over a medium heat.

Meanwhile, add all the chocolate mix ingredients to a large jar and give it a good shake to combine. You need around 10 heaped tablespoons of the chocolate mix for this amount of milk. Simply spoon the chocolate mix into the hot milk, give it a good whisk and leave to bubble away for a few minutes before serving. You're looking for that gorgeous, thick, almost claggy, knockout texture.