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How to make alcoholic hot chocolate
How to make alcoholic hot chocolate
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A sweet hot drink with a little liqueur added is the perfect way to warm up on a winter evening and cheer you up.

How to make alcoholic hot chocolate
How to make alcoholic hot chocolate

Ingredients:

  • 1½ cups (320 ml) milk
  • 5 tablespoons of hot chocolate (powder);
  • 40-60 ml of Cointreau liqueur;
  • whipped cream, chocolate chips, powdered sugar - for decoration.
Hot chocolate with alcohol: ingredients
Hot chocolate with alcohol: ingredients

Preparation

The life hacker has already written about how to make hot chocolate from scratch. You can adapt this option or use a ready-made drink mix from your favorite brand.

Heat the milk without bringing it to a boil. Add hot chocolate and whisk well to remove any lumps. If desired, the drink can be flavored with a drop of vanilla essence, a pinch of cinnamon or cayenne pepper.

Dissolve the powder
Dissolve the powder

Pour liquor into the bottom of the dish of your choice. There are a lot of alcoholic Cointreau alternatives for this recipe: chocolate liqueur, cherry bourbon, rum, spicy liqueurs and baileys are ideal.

Then pour in the hot chocolate.

How to make hot chocolate
How to make hot chocolate

Top with whipped cream, chocolate chips, or sugar powder. You can lay out the marshmallows, add orange zest, a pinch of cinnamon or cocoa.

The drink is good both hot and chilled, but do not reheat it if you do not want to evaporate the alcohol.

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