Peppermint Hot Chocolate

5 from 3 votes

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

A mug of rich warming peppermint hot chocolate made with a beautiful ganache. Easy to make ahead and provides you with silky mint chocolate truffles too!

Prep Time2

Cook Time5

Setting time45

Total Time52

Course: Dessert, Drinks, Snacks, Sweets

Cuisine: British

Servings: Servings

Calories: 282kcal

Author: Sasha Hooper

Equipment

Ingredients

3 ½ ounces 70% dark chocolate finely chopped 100g
3 ½ ounces double cream 100g
⅛ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon peppermint extract

To serve:

1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 cup milk of choice (250ml)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Heat the cream in a saucepan over medium heat until scalded (until small bubbles begin to form) then take the cream off the heat.
3 ½ ounces double cream
Pour the cream over the chocolate and salt in a bowl and leave to sit for 5 minutes then stir until combined.
3 ½ ounces 70% dark chocolate, ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
Add peppermint extract and stir to combine. Leave to cool and put in the fridge.
½ teaspoon peppermint extract
Scoop 2 tablespoons or two small balls into a mug with a splash of hot milk and whisk together until melted into a chocolate pool. You can do this in the microwave or in a saucepan over a low/medium heat too. Once melted add more hot milk and sweeten with maple syrup if desired and stir together.
1 teaspoon maple syrup, 1 cup milk of choice
Top with your favourite toppings, we used whipped cream, chocolate shavings and marshmallows.

Notes

Scalded milk is heated to 82°C/180°F (you can use a digital thermometer to help with this). You'll know its close as the milk steams and small bubbles are starting to form but it is not boiling.
Roll the ganache into 1 tablespoon balls and store in the fridge in an air tight container ready for whenever you a ready to make a drink.
Use the microwave to melt your ganache in preparing the peppermint hot chocolate.

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