It really is that time of year for it:hot chocolate. You make the best hot chocolate by melting milk chocolate or dark chocolate in milk and full cream, possibly with some cocoa powder or even some sugar or vanilla extract. But if you still want something more than traditional hot chocolate, we have these 9 surprising options for you!
Let your hot chocolate cool and then pour it into an ice cube tray. Put it in the freezer and let the chocolate milk set. When they are hard, put them in a blender, add some milk (or ice cream) and chocolate and blend everything until creamy. Serve with a straw and top with some chocolate sprinkles for topping.
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Fill an oven-safe mug with hot chocolate and plenty of marshmellows. Place the mug in the hot oven, but leave the door open to prevent the marshmellows from burning. Also, watching the melting marshmellows is very satisfying, trust us! As soon as they are golden brown, remove the mug from the oven with oven mitts and when it has cooled slightly, you can enjoy!
Add thirty grams of espresso and some sugar and cinnamon to each mug of hot chocolate before serving:simple and super tasty!
Add 65 grams of pumpkin puree, a teaspoon of vanilla extract and 35 grams of white chocolate to the hot chocolate and stir until all ingredients are dissolved and the mixture is thick and smooth. Enjoy!
Replace the milk or dark chocolate in the recipe with white chocolate, add 65 grams of cream cheese, a dash of cream and 4 drops of red food coloring for a real red velvet experience. Yummy…
Add two pods of star anise, 10 crushed cardamom pods, 2 cinnamon sticks, a quarter teaspoon of allspice, a teaspoon of grated ginger, 175 milliliters of strong black tea and 3 tablespoons of brown sugar to the original recipe. Let the mixture simmer over low heat without bringing it to a boil, then use a fine sieve to strain the herb bags from the chocolate milk before serving. Bet you'll get a kick out of this hot chocolate?
Add half a teaspoon of chili powder, 2 crushed cinnamon sticks, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and a tablespoon of vanilla extract to the original recipe and let it simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. Remove the cinnamon sticks from the chocolate milk and serve it warm. If you want even more spice, you can also add a small splash of tequila to each mug – caramba!
Add some Amaretto liqueur and a pinch of sea salt to each mug. Just stir and Kees is ready!
Last but not least, Nutella hot chocolate. Super easy to make:take a spoonful of Nutella and stir it through the chocolate milk until all Nutella has melted. Nutella heaven…
