No. 129 · Hot chocolate
Cocoa hot chocolate
Cocoa and sugar whisked to a paste, then into hot milk. Quick, comforting and made from the cupboard. A house recipe.
Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kitchen & blending
Milk pan / saucepan
A small, heavy pan for warming milk, hot chocolate, mulled drinks and syrups.
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Guides that use it
Used in (alcohol-free)
No. 105 · Soft drink
Elderflower cordial
Elderflower heads steeped in lemony sugar syrup for 24 hours, then strained and bottled. Dilute to serve.
No. 101 · Mocktail
Grapefruit and rosemary soda
Pink grapefruit juice with a quick rosemary syrup, topped with soda: bitter, herbal and refreshing.
No. 104 · Soft drink
Homemade lemonade
Fresh lemon juice and a simple sugar syrup topped up with still or sparkling water. Serves four.
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.5
No. 113 · Tea
Masala chai
Black tea simmered with milk, sugar and warming spices such as cardamom, ginger and cinnamon. A house recipe.
Photo: Miansari66, Public domain
No. 130 · Hot chocolate
Proper hot chocolate
Real dark chocolate melted into hot milk for a thick, rich, less sweet drink. A house recipe.
Photo: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0
No. 107 · Soft drink
Quick ginger ale
A fresh ginger syrup mixed with lime and sparkling water. No fermenting needed.
Photo: Hisakazu Watanabe, CC BY-SA 2.0
No. 132 · Hot chocolate
Spiced hot chocolate
Dark chocolate and milk warmed with cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest; add a pinch of chilli for grown-ups. A house recipe.
No. 131 · Hot chocolate
White hot chocolate
White chocolate melted into warm milk with a little vanilla. Sweet and creamy. A house recipe.
