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Spicy dark hot chocolate drink

Katrina Meynink
Katrina Meynink

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A jumbo marshmallow bobbing in spiced hot chocolate.
A jumbo marshmallow bobbing in spiced hot chocolate.Katrina Meynink

The addition of fragrant pink peppercorns adds a rather delightful punch to hot chocolate. The intensity can vary so add slowly until you reach your desired level of peppery heat.

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Ingredients

  • 375ml (1½ cups) milk

  • 250ml (1 cup) pouring cream

  • ½ cinnamon quill

  • pinch ground nutmeg

  • pinch ground cloves

  • 200g dark chocolate (minimum 56 per cent cocoa)

To serve

  • jumbo marshmallows

  • freeze-dried pink peppercorns*, crushed with a fork (add to taste)

  • 2 tsp cacao nibs (½ tsp per serve)

  • 4 tsp grated milk chocolate (1 tsp per serve)

Method

  1. 1. Heat milk, cream, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in a saucepan. Just before it reaches a simmer, add the chocolate and whisk until smooth.

    2. Strain into a jug before pouring into serving cups.

    3. Top each mug with a marshmallow and a smattering of crushed peppercorns, cacao nibs and grated milk chocolate.

    *You could also use crushed green peppercorns, Tasmanian pepper berry or a tiny pinch of chilli powder (such as smoky ancho chilli).

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Katrina MeyninkKatrina Meynink is a cookbook author and Good Food recipe columnist.

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