A cup of steaming hot chocolate is perfect for on chilly winter day and you can not beat the real thing.This recipe is enough to serve two large mugs or 3 cups of hot chocolate.
Place the milk in a small pan and heat gently until bubbles appear around the edge of the pan.
Add the chocolate and continue to heat stirring constantly until the chocolate has melted and is blended with the milk.
Add the brandy if using. Pour into mugs and sweeten to taste. Serve topped with a few marshmallows.
Notes
You will find chocolate with a high cocoa solid contents with the baking ingredients in most supermarkets. Regular plain chocolate does not have such an intense flavour and is sweeter. Nutrition information is calculated using an online nutrition database - is approximate and is meant as a guideline only. Sugar not included