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Luxury hot chocolate
Luxury chocolate with marshmallows
A star rating of 4.9 out of 5.31 ratings

This deluxe hot chocolate with marshmallows is a real treat for chocolate lovers – use dark or milk chocolate depending on how intense you like it

Hot chocolate set
Hot chocolate set
A star rating of 5 out of 5.1 rating

Present this chocolate and cinnamon stirrer in a festive mug and give as an edible Christmas gift to be enjoyed during a cosy night in

To decorate

Nutrition: per tbsp

  • kcal49
  • fat0g
    low
  • saturates0g
  • carbs12g
  • sugars12g
  • fibre0g
  • protein0g
  • salt0g
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Method

  • step 1

    Put the golden caster sugar, 200ml water and ground ginger into a saucepan. Add the cinnamon stick and bring to a gentle boil. Simmer for 5 mins until the sugar has dissolved, then stir in a little edible gold glitter, if you like. Pour into a 500ml sterilised bottle (see tip below).

  • step 2

    To decorate, tie a cinnamon stick around the neck with a pretty ribbon, if you like. Will keep for up to 1 year.

RECIPE TIPS
STERILISING BOTTLES

Wash the bottles in hot, soapy water, rinse, then place on a baking tray and put in  a low oven for 10 mins or until completely dry. If you want to use rubber seals, remove the seals and cover in just-boiled water. Make sure you sterilise any funnels, ladles or spoons before you use them.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2015

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A star rating of 3.9 out of 5.15 ratings

donnalmoore

Do you discard the cinnamon stick?

remi.twirler87869

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I doubled up on this recipe and it’s come out so strong ginger, it’s not nice at all, there’s no sweetness of the cordial it’s almost bitter- is there anything I can do it help sweeten this?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. If you prefer it sweeter then you can return it to the pan and add more sugar until you're happy with the taste. It should be fairly strong and pungent at this stage because it will be diluted in whatever it is mixed with when serving (e.g. hot chocolate, warm apple…

kevinhoman

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My quantity turned out to be about 310ml. What am I missing?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. It won't fill a 500ml bottle all the way to the top and exact quantities will depend on how much water evaporated during cooking. As long as you followed the measurements carefully and followed the recipe then it should be fine. We hope this helps. Best wishes, BBC Good…

ladystardust1993WHYIVFlk

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Hi, Is there an advantage to using ground ginger over fresh or can you substitute one for the other?

SarahLou222

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This is Christmas in a bottle and the glitter gives it such a beautiful effect! I wish I had made more as gifts. The recipe works perfect and I used regular caster sugar rather than golden which still looks the same colour as the picture.

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