Malted Drinking Chocolate (Malteser Hot Chocolate)
Malted drinking chocolate is a sweet, chocolatey drink with delicious notes of malted milk flavour. The recipe is quick & simple and this Malteser hot chocolate is every bit as decadent as the name suggests.
Servings: 2
Calories: 434kcal
Ingredients
- 30 g Malted milk powder Horlicks or Ovaltine original
- 30 g Milk chocolate
- 30 g Dark chocolate with around 70% cocoa solids
- 360 ml Whole milk full fat
Optional Garnishes
- Whipped cream
- Maltesers the small 37g bag will be plenty
Instructions
- Heat the milk to warm in a pan.
- Add the malted milk powder and chocolate.
- Return the pan to the heat and use a handheld whisk to blend the ingredients until the powder has mixed in, the chocolate has melted and the milk is hot (but don’t let it boil).
- Remove the pan from the heat, froth the drink with a stick blender (optional) and pour it into a mug.
- Optional: garnish with whipped cream and Malteser chocolates.
Notes
- Warm your serving cup or mug whilst preparing the drink.
- The higher the fat content in the milk, the creamier and more decadent the malted hot chocolate will taste. For this reason, I suggest using whole milk and avoiding skimmed milk at all costs.
- Heat the milk to no more than 70C/ 158F. If you let the milk get too hot it can take on a slightly bitter taste and your Malteser hot chocolate will be too hot to sip (and, trust me, you won’t want to wait to take that first taste).
- I have not included additional sugar in this recipe as I find the hot chocolate is sweet enough for my tastes, but you might think otherwise. My advice is to taste it before adding in sugar.
- If you are tempted to increase the amount of chocolate used in this recipe do so cautiously to avoid overpowering the malty flavour.
- Malteser hot chocolate can be prepared in advance and reheated when required. Simply follow the instructions above but do not pour the drink into mugs and add garnishes. Instead, decant the hot chocolate into a jug and allow it to cool. Chill until required (up to 3 days), then reheat on the stove or in the microwave (stir well if any ingredients settle in the bottom of the jug).
Nutrition
Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 137mg | Potassium: 543mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 288mg | Iron: 2mg
