Recipe by Rachel Grunwell. Photography and styling by Aimee Mange
My kids spent their youth drinking hot chocolates – or “fluffies” if we went to cafes. The fluffies are milk foam with chocolate sprinkled on top with two marshmallows. It’s always a fun burst of sugar and a treat. But this hot chocolate is more for grown-ups who seriously love a hot, rich chocolatey drink!
Serves 1
Ingredients
- 4 pieces of dark chocolate (I use Whittaker’s Dark Ghana 72%)
- ¼ cup cream
- ¾ cup oat milk
- ½ tablespoon cacao powder
- a pinch sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon each ground cardamom, ground cinnamon and vanilla bean powder
- 1 can of whipped cream (optional)
Method:
- Place the chocolate in a bain-marie (i.e., a glass bowl balanced above a saucepan that has 2cm of water in the bottom, over a low heat)
- Melt the chocolate in the bain-marie – I do it this way, so the chocolate doesn’t burn
- Once melted, slowly add the cream, whisking constantly
- Whisk in the milk, cacao, salt, spices and vanilla
- Pour into a cup and devour.
- Add whipped cream on top for an extra indulgent topping
This is seriously yum served chilled, too, and then the whipped cream holds on top nicely. Enjoy!
