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The Startup Cook - Hot Chocolate (Mint)
Christmas is my favourite time of the year. There is so much of happiness and excitement in the air, it is positively intoxicating. Therefore this month it’s all about holiday food and to start with we have this delicious drink.
Inspired by Nigella Lawson’s Hot Schnocolate, this hot chocolate is inclusive of a dash of mint essence (as I could not find peppermint schnapps as the original recipe dictates). Hot chocolate in general is a very comforting drink, but after a long day of work and battling the rains this minty thing is nectar for your tired body.
Taking only a minimal amount of your time, this chocolaty goodness is an ideal pick me up that your guests will love this season.
Ingredients
Hot Chocolate
½ cup of milk
10g – 15g of cooking chocolate (dark)
1 tsp of brown sugar
1 tsp of icing sugar
Peppermint essence
1 tsp of icing sugar
Topping
100 ml of whipping cream
1 tsp of icing sugar
Chocolate sauce
Directions
Pour the cream in to a bowl and start whipping it.
While the cream is whipping, add the icing sugar and whip until stiff (yet soft) peaks form.
Then place the whipped cream in the refrigerator.
Pour the milk in to a saucepan. Add the chocolate and brown sugar to it.
Place the saucepan on a low flame.
While stirring, melt the chocolate in to the milk.
Once the chocolate has melted, add a dash of mint essence and stir.
Then take the hot chocolate off the heat, stir and pour it in to cup.
Spoon the whipped cream on to the hot chocolate.
Drizzle some chocolate sauce on top and serve!
Disasters, Warnings and Tips
These measurements are for a single cup of hot chocolate.
If you have peppermint schnapps go ahead and use that.
You can skip the icing sugar if you’re a little sugar conscious.
I am thinking of a Christmas movie marathon for Christmas Eve. I love the nineties Christmas movies.
Add more chocolate if you like a strong chocolate taste.
Half a teaspoon of coffee liqueur will help intensify the chocolate taste.
I am all for extra whipped cream.
By Shazzana Hamid
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