We’ve cracked how to make the perfect cup of hot chocolate with only two ingredients (and one of them is NOT cocoa powder) - and in just minutes too!
Nothing beats a lovely cup of hot chocolate. Topped with cream, and marshmallows or sprinkled with hundreds and thousands, hot chocolate has to be one of our favourite late-night treats.
Now, if you get to the cupboard and realise you're out of cocoa powder, you've got another option - as long as you've got your favourite chocolate bar in the house! This simple hack shows you how easy it is to turn your favourite bar of chocolate (yes, a whole bar!) into a luxurious cup of rich hot chocolate.
Pssst! Did you know you can make hot chocolate in a slow cooker? And it's the best.
How to make hot chocolate with real chocolate
You will need:
- Full-fat or semi-skimmed milk
- Chocolate bar of your choice, chopped
- Whipped cream and marshmallows for decorating
Method
- Warm the milk on the hob or in the microwave
- Add in pieces of your chocolate bar
- Stir, stir, and stir again
Top tips for making hot chocolate using real chocolate
If you want to make this recipe a little safer for kids - so they can help you make it, we'd recommend swapping the stage of warming the milk on the hob to in the microwave instead.
Once your milk is warm add the chocolate and stir. If your chocolate needs a little more help melting, pop it back into the microwave and heat it in 10-second bursts until the chocolate and milk have combined.
If you’d prefer not to use a whole chocolate bar, we’d recommend adding a couple of squares of your chocolate to the milk mixture and tasting as you go along. The more chocolate you add, the richer your hot chocolate will be.
If you fancy making some other mouth-watering chocolate recipes, try out our chocolate and banana crumble muffins, a chocolate cookie recipe, or a chocolate explosion drip cake.
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