Old Fashioned Hot Chocolate

Preparation

15
Min

Difficulty

Easy

1 table spoon cornflour
2 cups (500 ml) milk
150 g dark chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup (125 ml) cream
1/3 cup (15 g) Saunders' Malt Extract
1 vanilla bean split lengthways and seeds scraped
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, alternate to vanilla bean
1 cinnamon stick
marshmallows, to serve (optional)

Serves 4

Combine the cornflour and a tablespoon of the milk in a medium heavy-based saucepan. Add the chocolate, cream, malt extract, vanilla bean and seeds and cinnamon.

Warm, whisking continuously over medium-low heat until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth and thickened slightly.

Remove the vanilla bean and cinnamon stick, pour into mugs and enjoy immediately. Add marshmallows, if using.

Ingredients

1 table spoon cornflour
2 cups (500 ml) milk
150 g dark chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup (125 ml) cream
1/3 cup (15 g) Saunders' Malt Extract
1 vanilla bean split lengthways and seeds scraped
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, alternate to vanilla bean
1 cinnamon stick
marshmallows, to serve (optional)

Methods

Serves 4

Combine the cornflour and a tablespoon of the milk in a medium heavy-based saucepan. Add the chocolate, cream, malt extract, vanilla bean and seeds and cinnamon.

Warm, whisking continuously over medium-low heat until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth and thickened slightly.

Remove the vanilla bean and cinnamon stick, pour into mugs and enjoy immediately. Add marshmallows, if using.