Hotel chocolat drinking chocolate

mogwai

I havent tried this, but read about it on the homemade chocolate slab thread. This would make a great pressy - How does it work, and can you make it at home? Is it actually liquid, or solid?

In the pics, it looks like granules??

http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/drinking-chocolate-P360011/

rainmac

I got some of this as a Xmas pressie as I am a self-confesed chocoholic! I was totally disappointed as it wasn't at all what I was expecting. The bottle itself is full of little shavings/shards of real chocolate and you add these to milk and stir to make your drink. The drink just didn't taste of chocolate - however much of the chocolate stuff I poured into the mug! Mine was the milk chocolate version. I'm so glad I didn't spend my own money on this.

mogwai

Hmmm - that does sound disappointing..
So I guess I'd have to make chilli chocolate (by melting the stuff, then adding chilli flakes), and then maybe freeze and then bash it about to get little bits? :eek:

Might have to have some trial runs with this then before offering as presents, lol

thanks!

rainmac

mogwai wrote: »

Hmmm - that does sound disappointing..
So I guess I'd have to make chilli chocolate (by melting the stuff, then adding chilli flakes), and then maybe freeze and then bash it about to get little bits? :eek:

Might have to have some trial runs with this then before offering as presents, lol

thanks!

Ooohhh, I'd be happy to taster test it for you, sounds fab! Good luck

SugarSpun

I had hot chocolate in Paris that came as a glass of hot milk, and a massive chunk of chocolate on a stick. It was fantastic, and would be easy to make in lollipop moulds.

Adding chili flakes or other spices would be fantastic too.

mogwai

mmm those are called chocolate dippers i think? i guess all you'd need is the mould, and they might be easier to make than bashing about frozen chocolate! I'm making something for my sis-in-law, and this sounds like a great idea - thanks!

and thanks for the offer rainmac, but all the men (!!) in my family love chocolate so the stuff will not last long here!