Friday, 12 December 2014

Ways to spice up your hot chocolate! + including vegan and dairy-free recipes!

My favorite season of the year is no doubt.. Hot chocolate season! I'm always on a lookout for some alternatives on the traditional hot chocolate, and these are just my all time favorite recipes.  Enjoy!
① peppermint
1 cup whole milk + 1/2 cup chocolate chips + 1 tsp peppermint extract

② orange
1 cup milk + 1/2 tbsp sugar + 1/2 tbsp grated orange zest + 2 oz dark chocolate

③ vegan
1 cup vanilla almond milk + 1-1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder + 2 tsp coconut palm sugar

④ aztec
1 cup milk + 5 oz chopped dark chocolate + 1/4 tsp cinnamon + tiny pinch cayenne

⑤ peanut butter
1 cup skim milk + 1/2 cup heavy cream + 4 oz milk chocolate, chopped + 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

⑥ pumpkin spice
1 tsp maple syrup + 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice + 1 cup whole milk + 1 tsp unsweetened dark cocoa

⑦ nutella
1 cup whole milk + 2 tbsp nutella + 1 tbsp cocoa + pinch of salt

⑧ caramel
1/2 cup milk + 5 oz milk chocolate, chopped + 1/4 cup heavy cream + 3 tbsp caramel sauce

⑨ lavender white
1 cup whole milk + 1/4 tsp lavender buds + 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

⑩ irish
1 cup milk + 1/2 cup chocolate chips + 2 oz bailey's irish cream

I hope you enjoyed these recipes as much as I did. Comment below which recipe you would or have tried :) 

Love Han x

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