Hot chocolate recipes: How to make hot chocolate

Slow-cooked hot chocolate

If you’ve got a time on your hands, this delicious hot chocolate takes up to three and a half hours to cook.

If you’re planning on getting through about 10 cups of this delectable drink, this recipe is for you.

Ingredients

  • 1l milk
  • 300ml double cream
  • 200g dark chocolate, chopped
  • 100g milk chocolate, chopped
  • scorched marshmallows, to serve
  • softly whipped cream, to serve
  • grated chocolate, to serve

Method

Step one

Pour the milk and double cream into the slow cooker.

Add the dark chocolate and milk chocolate, then cover and cook on low for 2 hrs, stirring halfway through cooking.

Step two

Remove the lid and stir again, then continue to cook for a further 15-20 mins.

Ladle into mugs and top with the marshmallows, dollops of cream and grated chocolate.

source: express.co.uk