Boozy hot chocolate

Name: Boozy hot chocolate
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes 2.5 litres – serves 8-10
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 6 cups or small mugs (about 1.5 litres in total) whole milk; 3 cups or small mugs (about 600ml in total) double cream, plus extra to serve; 5 tbsp good-quality cocoa powder; 7 tbsp golden caster sugar; 2 tsp vanilla paste (we like Taylor & Colledge, from Waitrose and Ocado); 300ml Frangelico liqueur; 100g dark chocolate to serve

Published: 31 Oct 12
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

A hot mug of this boozy hot chocolate is the perfect warming drink on a cold winter night. And those are homemade iced buns you can see in the photo, too.

Makes 2.5 litres – serves 8-10
Takes 5 min to make, 5 min to cook

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Ingredients

6 cups or small mugs (about 1.5 litres in total) whole milk
3 cups or small mugs (about 600ml in total) double cream, plus extra to serve
5 tbsp good-quality cocoa powder
7 tbsp golden caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla paste (we like Taylor & Colledge, from Waitrose and Ocado)
300ml Frangelico liqueur
100g dark chocolate to serve

Method

In a heavy-based saucepan, bring the milk and cream to the boil, then remove from the heat and set aside. In a small bowl, mix the cocoa powder with a little of the hot creamy milk to make a paste, then add to the saucepan with the caster sugar, vanilla paste and Frangelico liqueur. Mix together well.
Pour into mugs, add a swirl of double cream, grate over some of the dark chocolate, then serve.

Recipe from November 2012 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 591kcals
Fat: 42.5g (26.4g saturated)
Protein: 7.8g
Carbohydrates: 35.8g (33.2g sugars)
Fibre: 1.5g
Salt: 0.4g

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