Quick & dirty chocolate milk for chocaholics

IKEA Pokal mugs are quite suitable for this.

I always make this for my girlfriend (and/or myself) on cold swedish nights.

You will need:

  • 40cl mug
  • enough milk to fill it
  • 2 tablespoons of cacao
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 25 grams of dark chocolate
  • a good pinch of grounded black pepper
  • some kind of whisk (I use a simple milk whisk)

Heat the milk in a pan and throw in the cacao, sugar and pepper. Chop the chocolate into fine shavings and add to the milk. Whisk until the milk is slightly hotter than drinking temperature (it will start to steam) and pour into the mug.

You could add whipped cream if you feel like it...

Or mix in some strong coffee for a totally different experience (but mind the kick of sugar, chocolate and caffeine :P)

And do ease your mind (it is a rather large mug with bittersweet goodness and not a simple cup of tea) by buying fair-trade cacao and chocolate ;-)