“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”
Charles M. Schulz
Anything related to food is right up my street, especially when it comes to Christmas – all the flavours and treats are a huge part of my festive memories. And one of the things I loved most coming from South Africa and living in the Northern Hemisphere is that winter was the perfect excuse to order a hot chocolate at every opportunity. My absolute BEST was in Italy, where the drinking chocolate is thick and smooth – you pretty much have to eat it with a spoon. Although drinking it through a metal straw at Harrods (where the molten chocolate flows through tubes around you, Willie Wonka style) or in Switzerland with a dollop of ice cream, or even just at the local Starbucks also come to mind as happy chocolate drinking memories. So of course hot chocolate had to be on Isobel’s list in The Christmas Bucket List too. In fact, because she’s a smart girl, she also drinks it at every opportunity (calories don’t count for book characters, obviously). This year, I decided to get a bit adventurous and see what sort of recipes I could find on Pinterest for hot chocolate to sweeten up my festive season. And wow, there were a lot! Here are the three I think sound most delicious, and I’ll be whipping them up soon! Will so be posting a pic and some nomnom noises on Twitter when I do…
- Salted caramel hot chocolate (read the full post for the salted variation)
- Decadently thick Italian hot chocolate (hello, lover!)
- Serendipity frozen hot chocolate (since it’s summer in SA)
Which hot chocolate recipes will you be trying out?
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