Gingerbread hot chocolate
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 1
Ingredients
- 150ml milk
- 50ml double cream
- ¼-½ tsp dark brown soft sugar
- ½ orange, zested
- pinch of ground ginger
- pinch of ground cinnamon
- 1 clove
- 2 drops of vanilla extract
- 50g dark chocolate, chopped
To garnish (optional)
- whipped cream
- 1 mini gingerbread or speculoos biscuit, crushed
Method
- STEP 1
Stir the milk, cream, sugar, orange zest and spices together in a saucepan, then bring to a simmer over a low heat. Remove from the heat and pour through a sieve into a jug, discarding the clove and orange zest. Pour the warm infused milk back into the pan and stir in the vanilla and chocolate until the chocolate has melted and is smooth.
- STEP 2
Return the pan to a low heat to warm through, if needed, then pour into a heatproof mug. Top with whipped cream and crushed gingerbread biscuits, if you like, then serve.
