Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe

Are you a wonderful hot chocolate recipe or two? Well look no further, you can find some easy and delicious recipes here.

A delicious steaming hot chocolate recipe just hits the spot after being outside in the freezing cold, and for many people, sipping some hot chocolate is the only way to take off the chill and get warmed up from the inside out.

Here are a few recipes that can be made for one person or more, for adults and children.

So be the hot chocolate maker in the family and try out these tempting drinks.

 

Mexican Hot Chocolate Recipe

Serves about 4

Hot Chocolate Recipe

4 cups milk
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
115g (4 oz) dark chocolate cut into small pieces
2 - 3 drops of almond essence

1. Gently heat the milk with the spices in a saucepan until almost boiling.

2. Stir in the chocolate over a moderate heat until melted.

3. Strain the liquid to remove cinnamon and cloves into a blender (or use a handheld blender), add the almond essence and blend on high speed for about 30 seconds until the mixture becomes frothy.

4. Pour into warmed heatproof glasses or cups and serve.

 

White Hot Chocolate Drink

Serves 4 - 6

White Hot Chocolate Drink

7 1/2 cups milk
175g (6 oz) white chocolate chopped into small pieces
10ml (2 teaspoons) coffee powder
10ml (2 teaspoons) orange flavored liqueur (optional)
whipped cream and cinnamon to serve

1. Gently heat the milk with the spices in a saucepan until almost boiling. Remove from the heat.

2. Stir in the white chocolate, coffee powder and liqueur. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture smooth.

3. Pour the hot chocolate into mugs. Top each mug with a spoonful of whipped cream. sprinkle with the cinnamon.

Spanish Hot Chocolate Drink

Serves 2

Spanish Hot Chocolate Drink

2 cups milk
85g (3 oz) dark chocolate cut into small pieces
To Decorate : cinnamon Sticks, orange zest, sugar cubes

1. Place the chocolate in a heat proof bowl on top of a pot of simmering water and heat until melted.

2. Warm the milk in a saucepan heat the milk to a boil.

3. Pour a little of the hot milk into the melted chocolate and stir.

4. Using a wire whisk, whisk in the remaining milk into the chocolate and continue to mix until frothy.

5. Pour into heatproof glasses or mugs. Decorate with a cinnamon stick and orange zest.

You can also rub the sugar cubes over a whole orange to remove the zest giving you ornage flavored sugar cubes. These can be added to the hot chocolate.