Spiked Hot Chocolate Recipe
Order the ingredients listed at the end of the recipe to make this yourself or give someone a warming winter gift.
In summer you can use similar ingredients to make a sangria – just add orange juice and wine at the start instead of milk, and finish with lemonade.
1. Warm up some milk and/or cream (or alternatives) in a pot
2. Add in Some Sangria/Mulled Wine Spices (Star Anise, Cinnamon sticks, cloves, cassia bark and dried blood orange segment)
3. Take off the boil and rest for a while to let the flavours of the spices steep into the milk
4. Add in Hot Chocolate
5. Spike with your choice of Butterscotch Schnapps, Spiced Rum or Rose Vermouth, or go on add all three... - per person allow 1/2 to 1 shot of each depending on how spiked you want it
6. Add Vanilla and/or cinnamon syrup to sweeten
7. Warm up the spiked hot chocolate mix to near boiling and strain into cups
8. For an extra rich drink you can top with vanilla and cinnamon syrup spiked whipped cream.
9. Garnish with a slice of dried Blood Orange
