GINGERBREAD HOT CHOCOLATE

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Make this festive version of hot chocolate with fragrant orange, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. To make it extra-special, top with whipped cream

Provided by Miriam Nice

Categories Drink

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

150ml milk
50ml double cream
¼-½ tsp dark brown soft sugar
½ orange, zested
pinch of ground ginger
pinch of ground cinnamon
1 clove
2 drops of vanilla extract
50g dark chocolate, chopped
whipped cream
1 mini gingerbread or speculoos biscuit, crushed

Steps:

Stir the milk, cream, sugar, orange zest and spices together in a saucepan, then bring to a simmer over a low heat. Remove from the heat and pour through a sieve into a jug, discarding the clove and orange zest. Pour the warm infused milk back into the pan and stir in the vanilla and chocolate until the chocolate has melted and is smooth.
Return the pan to a low heat to warm through, if needed, then pour into a heatproof mug. Top with whipped cream and crushed gingerbread biscuits, if you like, then serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 641 calories, Fat 51 grams fat, SaturatedFat 31 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 33 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 28 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium