A blue table topped with three mugs of hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows

Baileys hot chocolate

Name: Baileys hot chocolate
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients: 4 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 litre whole milk; a large pinch ground cinnamon; 3 tbsp soft light brown sugar; 100ml single cream; 100g dark chocolate, chopped; 4-6 tbsp Baileys; squirty cream; chocolate flakes, fingers or wafers; chocolate chips, mini marshmallows or fudge chunks; cinnamon sticks

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time30 mins
Easy
Serves 6-8

Ingredients

4 tbsp cocoa powder
1 litre whole milk
a large pinch ground cinnamon
3 tbsp soft light brown sugar
100ml single cream
100g dark chocolate, chopped
4-6 tbsp Baileys

TO SERVE

squirty cream
chocolate flakes, fingers or wafers
chocolate chips, mini marshmallows or fudge chunks
cinnamon sticks

Method

STEP 1
Put the cocoa powder in a heatproof jug and mix in just enough milk to make a paste. Pour the rest of the milk into a pan and heat over a low heat until just simmering. Stir in the cinnamon.
STEP 2
Whisk the hot milk mixture into the cocoa paste until smooth, then pour back into the pan. Add the brown sugar, cream and chocolate, and heat gently over a low heat, stirring until everything is combined. Stir in the Baileys and serve in mugs topped with squirty cream and any other toppings of your choice.