Exact quantities, then the method.
These flakes are real shaved milk chocolate, not a Cocoa powder, so you make this the way you would a proper Belgian hot chocolate: melt them gently into warm milk on the hob. The result is glossy, rich and thick enough to coat the spoon.
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Keep the heat low so the chocolate melts smoothly without catching. Makes one mug.
You'll need
- 4 heaped teaspoons of Islands Milk Hot Chocolate Flakes (about 25g)
- 250ml whole milk
- 1 warmed 300ml mug
- 1 small heavy-based saucepan
- 1 small balloon whisk
Method
- Warm a mug with hot water and tip it out.
- Warm the milk gently in a small pan until it just steams; do not let it boil.
- Take it off the heat and whisk in the chocolate flakes, stirring for a couple of minutes until they melt completely and the milk turns a deep, even brown.
- Return it to a low heat for half a minute to bring it back up to drinking temperature, whisking all the time.
- Pour into the mug and drink hot; it needs no sugar, as the flakes are real chocolate.
- A tiny pinch of salt whisked in at the end lifts the chocolate without making it taste salty.
The tea it is made with, and what to make next.
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Brewed with: Islands Milk Hot Chocolate Flakes, 150g
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