Hot chocolate

[greygirl]

My children love hot chocolate, what with it being so cold.
does anyone have a 'luxery' hot chocolate recipe that is easy to do?
(at the moment we have warm milk and 'options chocolate drink powder' with whizzy cream on top.
cheers.

[happysmiley]

IMO the best hot chocolate is made by melting some good quality dark chocolate in milk and topping with whipped cream. It's gorgeous.

[SpikyBinkle]

I agree happysmiley. Experiment with the type and amount of chocolate and add marshmallows / flake (it all melts at the bottom into a delicious lump) / sprinkles etc

[sfxmum]

I get the drinking Chocolate by Montezuma it is pretty much just grated chocolate and ever so yummy

[SNOWmami]

I made this luxury hot chocolate mix to go in gift baskets last year. It is very tasty, but I found it a bit of a faff to make as the blades of the processor keep heating up too much and melting the chocolate. I was doing it with the little chopper attachment of a blender though, so if you have a proper food processor it may be easier.

Other than that, I would add a little bit of cocoa powder to your normal hot chocolate powder, for extra chocolateyness, perhaps some vanilla, and definitely lots of marshmallows on top.

[greygirl]

will try melted hot choc with milk only for special days though!!

[taffetazatyousantaclaus]

We always have Green and Black's Cocoa, mixed with a little sugar and boiling water, then topped with milk and microwaved. Stir well. We don't have HC very often but I always have cocoa in for cooking.

[mugggletoeandwine]

I just use Cadbury's for DD, but I add one teaspoon of coffee mate. I know it's shite, but it's nice and creamy tasting. I foam the milk too with my coffee machine.