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Hot chocolate board

• Hannah Guinness

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Serves 6 - 8

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Try our hot chocolate board, then check out our Christmas hot chocolate, Nutella hot chocolate, slow cooker hot chocolate and more hot chocolate recipes. Then try our cocoa tea.

Our classic and white hot chocolates are crowdpleasers but you can use any chocolate you like. The same goes for toppings – we’ve made suggestions but use your favourites. For grown-up gatherings, add a dash of rum, whisky, cognac or Baileys, or flavoured syrups.

Hot chocolate board recipe

Ingredients

CLASSIC HOT CHOCOLATE

• 2 tbsp cocoa powder

• 750ml whole milk

• 2 tbsp soft light brown sugar

• 50g dark chocolate

  chopped

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

• 100ml single cream

WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE

• 600ml whole milk

• 3 cardamom pods

  crushed (optional)

• 300g white chocolate (use the best quality you can find)

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

TOPPINGS

• whipped cream
• cinnamon sticks
• mini marshmallows
• fudge chunks
• chocolate wafers, fingers or flakes
• ginger biscuits

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Method

• step 1

  For the classic hot chocolate, put all the ingredients in a pan over a low heat and gently warm, whisking continuously until the mixture is steaming and the chocolate has melted. Whisk again to dissolve any remaining cocoa.

• step 2

  To make the white hot chocolate, put the milk and crushed cardamom pods (if using) in a pan over a low heat and bring to a simmer. Add the white chocolate and vanilla, remove from the heat and let it stand for a few minutes before stirring to combine. Remove the cardamom.

• step 3

  To assemble, pour the two hot chocolates into two separate heatproof jugs or bowls, then put on a large wooden serving board and arrange all of the toppings in little bowls, or tuck them around the hot chocolates. Ladle into heatproof mugs or glasses and top as you like.

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Authors

Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer

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