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After dinner red wine hot chocolate
This rich red wine hot chocolate blends dark cocoa with smooth red wine to create a velvety, gently spiced drink.
If you enjoy dark chocolate and a good glass of red, this is where they meet. Red wine hot chocolate is smooth, slightly spiced and layered in flavour, making it ideal for cold evenings when a standard cup of cocoa just will not do.
Prep: 5 minutes | Cook: 10 minutes | Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 100 g dark chocolate, chopped
- ½ cup red wine
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar, to taste
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- A pinch of salt
To serve:
- Whipped cream or marshmallows
- Grated chocolate or cocoa powder for dusting
Method
- Heat the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until steaming but not boiling.
- Add the chopped dark chocolate and cocoa powder. Stir until fully melted and smooth.
- Stir in the sugar, cinnamon and salt.
- Reduce the heat to low and gently pour in the red wine. Warm through without allowing the mixture to boil.
- Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream or marshmallows. Finish with a dusting of grated chocolate or cocoa powder.
