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    "excerpt": "A proper hot chocolate made by melting real milk chocolate flakes into warm milk on the hob, glossy and rich.",
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            "prep": "6 min",
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            "ingredients": [
                "4 heaped teaspoons of Islands Milk Hot Chocolate Flakes (about 25g)",
                "250ml whole milk",
                "1 warmed 300ml mug",
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                "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."
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