Saturday 4 March 2006

Hot Chocolate- At Last!

At last! The hot chocolate recipe. I knew there was something I meant to post earlier. This makes enough for two. I normally drink skimmed milk in my tea, but I have found that semi skimmed works best in this recipe- but I don't think the world will fall apart if you don't have any!

Ingredients:

1 pint of organic milk
4oz good quality dark chocolate...think Green and Blacks!
The peel of half an orange, or the whole peel of a satsuma, roughly torn up.
1/2 tsp instant coffee
1//2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg.

Warm the milk gently in a saucepan, along with the orange peelings, coffee and nutmeg. Break the chocolate into chunks and stir in, until melted. Bring to the boil and simmer lightly for 10 minutes, then remove the orange peel, and pour into warmed glasses.

I think this would work nicely with a whisper of cointreau, but I have not tried it yet. It tastes of a medieval Christmas in my mind. I don't really think it needs any cream or anything on top, it is just scrumptious as it is. Not something I would make every day, but when it is cold out, or I want to feel cozy and indulged, this is what I make.

Enjoy!

3 comments:

VintagePretty said...

That recipe sounds delish, I'll be making some asap! I usually add nutmeg to my coffee, if I'm making a milky one, because the flavours seem to compliment each other so well! I've been meaning to add a few recipes to my page, something I'll have to get around to!

Unknown said...

Seriously Yum! I'm saving this one to try very, very soon, that's for sure. I'm lucky, because we can actually get Green and Blacks here - it's the best I have found in hot chocolate. I'll pop some in the grocery basket this week :)

Thanks Mimi.

Mimi said...

Ohh, I hope you both like it! It really is too nice not to share the recipe! Let me know how you get on!