Hot drinks recipes to keep you going throughout Easter!
In need of some ideas for Easter? We’ve got you covered. Check out how to make a Cadbury’s creme egg hot chocolate, Nutella hot chocolate and a Cadbury’s mini egg milkshake! These three delicious beverages will leave you begging for more. Keep reading for your Easter delight…
Let’s start with Cadbury’s creme egg hot chocolate…
To start you off you will need the following ingredients: 1 cup of milk, 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 5 creme eggs, chopped and ¼ cup of heavy whipping cream.
Now you have all of this, in a medium saucepan, heat the milk until its hot but ensure it doesn’t boil. Then, whisk in 2 tablespoons of sugar, cocoa powder, salt, the creme eggs and heat until the chocolate melts. Following this, whisk until everything is smooth and pour into a mug.
Once this is complete, in a large bowl beat together the whipping cream until it thickens and gradually add in the remaining 1 teaspoon sugar. Beat this until it is thick and stiff peaks form. Finally, pipe this on top of the hot chocolate. Doesn’t this sound scrumptious? If you are looking for an alternative, Nutella should do the trick!
Silky smooth Nutella for you and your beverage!
To make a Nutella hot chocolate you will need; 4 cups of low fat/skim milk, 2 tablespoons of Nutella, 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Some optional toppings you could incorporate are; marshmallows, crushed hazelnuts, chocolate chips and maybe even some extra Nutella!
The process is simple! You will need to heat up the milk in a medium sized saucepan on medium-high heat until it begins to steam. After, add the Nutella spread, cocoa powder and sugar and whisk until it is fully combined. Lastly, bring to a gentle simmer while stirring, take off the heat and serve with your preferred toppings.
We’ve got one more for you! Check out this Cadburys Mini Egg Milkshake recipe…
For this beverage you will need; 180 g (1½ cup) of Cadburys Mini Eggs, 400 ml (1½ cup) of milk, 600 ml (6 big scoops) of vanilla ice cream, 250 ml (1 cup) of double cream and 1 teaspoon of hot chocolate powder. Now you have all of this let’s get onto making it!
Whip the cream until there are soft peaks on the mix then put the Mini Eggs and milk in the blender and blend until the mini eggs are finely chopped. Afterwards, add the ice cream, then blend, until you have a thick, creamy milkshake consistency. Finally, pour into glasses and pipe on the cream. Dust it lightly with hot chocolate powder and add the mini eggs and a straw.
Beverages for everyone, whether it’s Easter or not, enjoy these at any time of the day! Send us feedback on Alistair@coinadrink.co.uk once you’ve tried them, we’d love to hear from you!
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