Salted orange hot cocoa

Name: Salted orange hot cocoa
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup instant skim milk powder; 1/4 cup good quality cocoa powder (regular or Dutch Process); 6 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (Anna recommends Maldon flaked salt); 6 cups 2% milk; 1 orange zest, finely grated; 4 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 1 cup whipping cream; 1 tablespoon instant skim milk powder; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon orange zest, finely grated; Pinch flaked sea salt (Maldon); Cocoa powder, for dusting

By Anna Olson

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Skim milk powder is the secret ingredient to this decadently rich hot chocolate. Plus, you skip the added fat from whipping cream to the drink – save that treat for the topping!

SERVES

4

TO

6

TOTAL TIME

5 mins

Coffee custard

Ingredients

1/2 cup instant skim milk powder
1/4 cup good quality cocoa powder (regular or Dutch Process)
6 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon sea salt (Anna recommends Maldon flaked salt)
6 cups 2% milk
1 orange zest, finely grated
4 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped

For the whipped cream topping:

1 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon instant skim milk powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest, finely grated
Pinch flaked sea salt (Maldon)
Cocoa powder, for dusting

Directions

Stir the skim milk powder, cocoa powder, sugar and salt together in a small dish.
Whisk in one cup of the cold milk to blend.
Add the remaining milk, plus the cocoa mixture, orange zest and chopped chocolate to a small pot and slowly bring it to a gentle simmer, stirring often.
Once a simmering, whisk for one or two minutes more, to allow the skim milk powder to thicken.
For the topping, whip the cream with the skim milk powder until the cream holds its shape when the beaters are lifted.
Stir in the sugar and orange zest.
Ladle the hot cocoa into mugs, top with the whipped cream and sprinkle with sea salt and cocoa powder.