Hot chocolate station
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4 - 8
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- 1 litre milk
- 300ml double cream
- 5 tbsp cocoaplus a little for dusting
- 50g light brown soft sugar
- 150g dark chocolatefinely chopped
For the toppings (to serve)
- whipped creamor squirty cream
- chocolate shavingor buttons
- mini marshmallows
- mini choc chip cookies
- festive sprinkles
- ground cinnamonfor dusting
- candy canes
Nutrition: Per serving (8)
- kcal408
- fat32g
- saturates19g
- carbs22g
- sugars19g
- fibre3g
- protein8g
- salt0.2g
Method
step 1
Put the milk, cream, cocoa, sugar and dark chocolate in a large saucepan. Heat gently for 5-10 mins, stirring continuously until the chocolate has melted and looks smooth. You can now keep the pan warm over a low heat for up to 1 hr (stir it regularly), or ideally transfer to a large slow cooker set to low and keep warm throughout the party.
step 2
Make your hot chocolate station by transferring the toppings to bowls or jars and arranging them close to your hot chocolate pan. Put out plenty of mugs, spoons and mini tongs or scoops for sprinkling on the toppings. Let your guests create their own customised mugs of hot chocolate, then tuck in with the Christmas tunes playing.
