Best luxury hot chocolate

[a_chap]

eh?

 

[Orang Utan]

a Tory one too

 

[jontz01]

I'm in full agreement with platinumsage here. Hot chocolate powder is just cocoa, sugar and powdered milk.

Do it proper. 3 big spoons of high quality cocoa, plenty of brown sugar. Make a paste with milk. Thin it out with more milk and heat it in microwave. Top up with double cream. Drink a whole sports direct mug full and make yourself sick.

ETA sometimes I put orange zest in, or even a vitamin c tablet if I'm feeling really dirty.

 

[killer b]

I'm in full agreement with @platinumsage here. Hot chocolate powder is just cocoa, sugar and powdered milk.

it isn't though, unless you buy the cheap stuff.

 

[Orang Utan]

I'm in full agreement with platinumsage here. Hot chocolate powder is just cocoa, sugar and powdered milk.

Do it proper. 3 big spoons of high quality cocoa, plenty of brown sugar. Make a paste with milk. Thin it out with more milk and heat it in microwave. Top up with double cream. Drink a whole sports direct mug full and make yourself sick.

ETA sometimes I put orange zest in, or even a vitamin c tablet if I'm feeling really dirty.

i always have mine in a Sports Direct mug cos normal ones never sate my appetite. Never been sick though.

 

[Shellee]

But real hot chocolate, French style is made melting real chocolate in milk, no powder

Parisian Hot Chocolate (Le Chocolat Chaud)

Luxuriously thick, smooth, creamy and flavorful, it's the ultimate chocolate experience and simply no other hot chocolate can compare!

www.daringgourmet.com

And Knoops hot chocolate is real chocolate flakes, not powder and is lovely, but so pricey …..

Knoops - Expertly Crafted Chocolate Drinks - Hot Chocolate

Order our expertly crafted chocolate drinks online or visit us in store. Enjoy the best hot chocolates, chocolate milkshakes and iced chocolates.

knoops.co.uk

Not that I’m an expert or anything….

 

[jontz01]

i always have mine in a Sports Direct mug cos normal ones never sate my appetite. Never been sick though.

Need more double cream

 

[jontz01]

it isn't though, unless you buy the cheap stuff.

I'm cheaper than that. I use my own dust.

 

[Epona]

I quite like the hotel chocolat wadge of chocolate on a stick that you stir into hot milk/cream.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Anyone tried the Waitrose coins that turn into hot chocolate by Heston?

 

[cesare]

The best hot chocolate is the Italian style stuff made from so much melted chocolate that you can stand a spoon up in it.

Carluccios used to have that on the menu. A small pot of stand-your-spoon-up-in-it hot chocolate accompanied by a small pot of nearly-stand-your-spoon-in-it double cream plus a shot of espresso. Called a bicerin.

 

[Tanya1982]

I don't know if it's luxury as in gourmet chocolate brands, but my mother bought a Turkish Delight rose hot chocolate from Whittard, which is absolutely stunning. I'm going to buy some for myself.

 

[Aladdin]

My sister recently bought some white hot chocolate online.
She thought the tub was small....
It was massive. 5kg.
Its delicious!!!!!
I'll check the name out.

 

[gentlegreen]

I'm a child of the 60s - so as always it's generic defatted cocoa made very thick with just hot water.
If I'm going off-piste I may add chia seeds and/or peanut butter.

One of the joys of tea, coffee and cocoa is the low calories.

 

[The39thStep]

I'm a child of the 60s - so as always it's generic defatted cocoa made very thick with just hot water.
If I'm going off-piste I may add chia seeds and/or peanut butter.

One of the joys of tea, coffee and cocoa is the low calories.


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Never had cocoa with peanut butter . How much do you add ?

 

[gentlegreen]

Never had cocoa with peanut butter . How much do you add ?

You sort of dunk it using a fork
Sometimes it's spread on banana first ...
Even my plain cocoa is almost thick enough to be chocolate...

 

[The39thStep]

You sort of dunk it using a fork
Sometimes it's spread on banana first ...
Even my plain cocoa is almost thick enough to be chocolate...

Yes but how much ? A forkful or half a fork ?

 

[gentlegreen]

Yes but how much ? A forkful or half a fork ?

"to taste"
Depends of your need for comfort - or how much is left in the tub / jar.
Before my current attempt at dieting I was mixing cocoa powder, tahini and sugar - sometimes the sugar was berry cordial ... I rather suspect cherry cordial would be deadly ...

 

[The39thStep]

"to taste"
Depends of your need for comfort - or how much is left in the tub / jar.
Before my current attempt at dieting I was mixing cocoa powder, tahini and sugar - sometimes the sugar was berry cordial ... I rather suspect cherry cordial would be deadly ...

Ever thought that there may be a reason why you've never published a cookbook?

 

[gentlegreen]

Ever thought that there may be a reason why you've never published a cookbook?

I can chop veggies with the best of them.
Albeit I don't peel them - apart from onions...

 

[clicker]

I don't know if it's luxury as in gourmet chocolate brands, but my mother bought a Turkish Delight rose hot chocolate from Whittard, which is absolutely stunning. I'm going to buy some for myself.

They do a gingerbread one too which is lovely. Loads of squirty cream and chocolate powder helps it along.

 

[story]

I used to use hot chocolate mixes but not when sticking to a keto diet cos they’re stacked with sugar. So I developed my own version, and now that I’m not doing keto (cos it’s winter) I’m still happy with it.

Huge heaped pudding spoon of black cocoa powder, two teaspoons of vanilla extract, half or full teaspoon of coconut fat. Hot water, keep stirring. No sugar. That’s the basic version.

I make my own nut milk, so whenever I have some I use it for the hot chocolate.

Coconut sugar or maple syrup to taste if I want the sweetness. Nut milk is quite sweet though, so I don’t always need it.

Coconut milk or coconut cream if I’ve got some around from cooking.

Orange zest sometimes, or one drop of orange essential oil.

I often bump it up with a splash of rum or vodka, if it’s a pudding treat after supper.

I’ve tried using real actual chocolate but that only works if you’re using a fatty fluid, some kind of milk.

I’ve got powdered berries and I keep meaning to try adding some of that. But it’s sweet and tart and I don’t want tart hot chocolate.


The vanilla extract is expensive but it makes all the difference to the end result.

 

[Tanya1982]

They do a gingerbread one too which is lovely. Loads of squirty cream and chocolate powder helps it along.

I was really impressed with it, despite being unsure when she offered it to me. I'll have a look at that one and whatever else they have. From my first sip of the rose Turkish Delight one I knew I'd found my new favourite hot chocolate.

 

[killer b]

I’ve tried using real actual chocolate but that only works if you’re using a fatty fluid, some kind of milk.

we used to go to a place in Manchester (now sadly closed down) that made hot chocolate with water and chocolate, aztec style - it's really nice, though I've found emulsifying a bit hit or miss at home.

 

[story]

we used to go to a place in Manchester (now sadly closed down) that made hot chocolate with water and chocolate, aztec style - it's really nice, though I've found emulsifying a bit hit or miss at home.

Good call. I’ll do some digging for technical know how.

 

[story]

I was really impressed with it, despite being unsure when she offered it to me. I'll have a look at that one and whatever else they have. From my first sip of the rose Turkish Delight one I knew I'd found my new favourite hot chocolate.

Despite no liking Turkish Delight myself, I can imagine a Turkish Delight hot chocolate being very good indeed.

 

[skyscraper101]

Lindt is currently £3 at Amazon

Lindt Hot Chocolate Powder 300g - £3 at Checkout @ Amazon | hotukdeals

www.hotukdeals.com

 

[gentlegreen]

Beverage corner.
I have dedicated vacuum flasks for tea and cocoa.

 

[sojourner]

Hang on, Errol Brown was a nonce?!

 

[Saffy]

I went to Hotel Chocolat outlet for research this evening. You can buy the velvetiser for £99 but if you join their ViP club you can get it for £69.95. They also sell refurbished ones for £50.95.