It’s Chocolate Week 2018 – Tasty recipes to try
Back for 2018, the tastiest week of the year is here, ready to fill your Monday to Friday with chocolatey-goodness. And we’ve got some new Chocolate-Coffee recipes for you to try out.
Black Forest Coffee
This drink doesn’t get its name from the Black Forest mountain range in south-western Germany, but from the speciality liquor of that region, known as “Schwarzwälder Kirsch(wasser)” and distilled from tart cherries.
Ingredients
- Espresso
- Chocolate Syrup
- Cherry Juice or flavoured syrup
- Whipped Cream
- Maraschino cherries
- Chocolate sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Add 20ml Cherry Juice and 40ml Chocolate Syrup to the bottom of the cup
- Brew espresso or double espresso and mix with the cherry and chocolate mixture
- Foam milk until super-smooth and carefully pour in
- Add whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles
- Top with a Maraschino cherry before serving
Pink Velvet Hot Chocolate
Getting its name from “Red Velvet” cake, this pink velvet hot chocolate uses white chocolate and cream cheese to create a creamy, pink concoction. Not everyone’s a fan of white chocolate, but those who love its sweet and creamy flavour will love this hot chocolate variation!
Ingredients
- Vanilla Extract
- White Chocolate Chips
- Milk
- Cream Cheese
- Strawberry Syrup
- Whipped Cream
- Pink Sanding Sugar
- Pink Food Colouring (Optional)
Instructions
- Add white chocolate chips, vanilla extract and cream cheese to a Milk Jug
- Add milk and start to heat and froth the milk
- Introduce the strawberry syrup to the mixture (and pink food colouring if chosen)
- Pour into cup and garnish with whipped cream and pink sanding sugar
- Serve!
Dark Chocolate Mocha
Mocha: The chocolate-flavoured variant of a caffè latte – also sometimes known as a mocaccino. Create this dark chocolate variation that has a bit of extra kick.
Ingredients
- Espresso
- Milk
- Dark Cocoa Powder
- Vanilla Extract
- Whipped Cream
- Start brewing your Espresso
- Add your milk, dark cocoa powder and vanilla extract and start frothing it
- Pour your espresso into a cup, and add the frothed milk
- Add whipped cream and dust with cocoa powder
- Serve!
Find out more about Chocolate Week – The UK’s biggest chocolate celebration: www.chocolateweek.co.uk