The best boozy hot chocolate recipe

best boozy hot chocolate recipes hood magazine

On these chilly winter nights, there’s nothing like a steamy mug of rich hot chocolate to get you feeling cosy - and if you really want to up the ante, why not add a shot of your favourite liqueur?

A wonderfully warming way to enjoy a night in with pals, and a cosy alternative to a chilled cocktail, a spiked hot chocolate is one of our favourite winter beverages - here’s a recipe for Team Hood’s top choice, a rich hot chocolate with a delicious drop of amaretto…

Amaretto Spiked Hot Chocolate (serves 4)

Ingredients

  • 700ml semi-skimmed milk (or non-dairy milk, we think soya or almond is best)

  • 300ml single cream (or a non-dairy soya alternative)

  • 125g good quality dark chocolate, at least 70% cocoa

  • 100ml amaretto

  • 25g vanilla white chocolate

  • Cocoa powder, to serve

  • Whipped cream, to serve (optional)

Method

  • Prepare the chocolate: finely grate the dark chocolate, and grate the white chocolate

  • Pour the milk and cream into a pan, and heat to the point where it’s near-boiling, but not quite

  • Divide the dark chocolate between four heatproof glasses, adding 25ml of amaretto into each glass

  • Divide the hot milk mixture between the four glasses

  • Stir to melt the chocolate, then sprinkle white chocolate and cocoa over the top before serving - add your whipped cream here if you wish