coconut hot chocolate with cinnamon & cardamon

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coconut hot chocolate with cinnamon & cardamon
Coconut hot chocolate with cardamon and cinnamon - because it's Autumn, the weekend, it's a bit delicious or just because. It would be great with a little splash of rum or whisky in it too. Thick, creamy and very rich. Serve in small cups as a dessert after dinner, maybe with some little biscuits to dunk or poured over ice cream for a decadent sundae or as a little pick me up during the day. If you use a dark chocolate it's also a dairy-free and vegan hot chocolate recipe too. 

Enjoy!  

serves: 4-6...possibly 


preparation time: 5 minutes

cooking time: less than 10 minutes

ingredients:

400ml tin coconut milk
100g dark chocolate (at least 60% cocoa)
1 cinnamon stick
4 cardamon pods crushed

to garnish:

cinnamon powder or grated nutmeg
grated chocolate
coconut 'cream'

method:

open the tin of coconut milk carefully and spoon off 2-3 tablespoons of the thick coconut cream and keep to one side.

pour the rest of the coconut milk into a saucepan with the crushed cardamon and cinnamon stick and heat gently until just below boiling point. 


take off the heat and add the chocolate broken up into small pieces and stir until completely melted. 


pour into small glasses or espresso cups (through a sieve to strain out the whole spices).


gently whisk the coconut 'cream' until smooth and spoon on top of the hot chocolate. Garnish with grated chocolate and cinnamon powder or grated nutmeg. Serve and enjoy. 



cooking hints & tips:

It's delicious cold too - as a thick chocolate sauce or chocolate fondue style dip for pieces of fresh fruit, cake or marshmallows. A quick and easy dessert which can be made ahead too. 

you can make this into a mocha version by adding some strong dark brewed coffee - and serve it affogato style poured over vanilla ice cream. I would add about 75ml of coffee to the coconut milk at the beginning when you are heating it up with the spices.  


add a splash of rum, or whisky for a grown-up hot chocolate or dessert. 




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Comments

  1. Oooo that does sound naughty...and very very nice!!!

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    1. it is indeed - very chocolatey. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  2. So delicious & I love all the different ideas for serving it. Thanks for sharing :-)

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    1. thank you - I also discovered it makes a really delicious chocolate coconut mousse when left to chill over night!

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