Christmas Hot Chocolate Stirrer
Course: Drinks
Servings: Around 8 depending on the size of the chocolate moulds
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: Setting time - overnight
Difficulty level: Easy
VEGAN
GLUTEN FREE
NATURALLY SWEETENED
Author: Jennifer Sargison
The best and most fun way to enjoy a hot chocolate. If you’re making these for children then leave out the amaretto and add another spoon of sugar syrup.
You will need a square mould or improvise with anything else, I used a chocolate bar mould and cut each bar in half once set. You will also need a few eco-friendly/bamboo spoons, anything but plastic as they are so bad for the environment, especially at this time of the year when we waste so much more plastic than we usually do. #doyourbit
Ingredients
The creamy ganache middle (part one)
100g Dark chocolate (70% if possible)
The cream from a tin of full fat coconut milk (just the solid creamy part and not the water underneath)
1 tbsp Agave or maple syrup
1 shot of amaretto
Chocolate shell (part two)
100g dark chocolate, maybe more if you want a thicker coating
Method
Add part one ingredients to a small pan and gently melt over a low heat
Place the liquid into your chosen mould
Place the moulds in the fridge to set - around an hour - and just as they are beginning to harden pop the spoon in so it stands upright
Place them back in the fridge whilst you melt the chocolate for the shell
Melt the chocolate in a small bowl
Dip each mould into the chocolate so its all covered and then place back into the mould, it may not fit back in if you don’t have a silicon mould, in this case pop it standing upright onto a plate.
Back into the fridge to completely set - I left it over night
When fully set you may wish to neaten up the edges by cutting them with a pair of scissors
Wrap in paper and a nice bow and keep in the fridge until you are ready to use them
Once you are ready to use the chocolate stirrer you will need to heat a cup of plant milk until quite hot as the stirrer will cool the milk down, and stir it until dissolved.
Top with vegan cream and sprinkles - I use a Love Vegan bar chopped in half as an tasty flake alternative :)
If you do make this then I hope you love it
Any thoughts or comments?
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Big love, Jen x
*For those of you eating a gluten free diet because of a gluten intolerance/allergy to gluten or suffering from celiac disease please check the ingredients listed in my recipes carefully. Although many of my recipes are gluten free please make sure you double check your ingredients to check. I am not intolerant to gluten so am no expert but I still like to provide GF options, please fully read your packets at home before making this, thank you :)