Real HOt Chocolate

You know as a kid when you hear the story of the Chocolate River in the Roald Dahl's, 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'.  Willy Wonka scoops up a mug of it, and hands it to Charlie, saying something like, 'it looks like you need this'.  This hot chocolate recipe is all that you had envisioned in your imagination.
When we get invited over to someone's house, this is what they ask us to bring.
The hot chocolate in the photo has a thicker consistency as a lot of chocolate got melted into it when we were capturing the photo.  The consistency is thicker than your normal powdered hot chocolate, and it is just devine.

Here is the recipe:
RECIPE - MAKES 4 TEACUPS
250 gram dark chocolate.  We use Whittakers 50% but if you like a less sweet drink go darker!
1 1/2 Cup of full cream milk
1/2 C of cream

Optional add ons:
Stir in white chocolate, or a creamy milk sante bar to add some sweetness.
Whipped cream on top
Chilli for some heat
Marshmellows on top

Melt dark chocolate in microwave.  I do 1 minute to start and then 30 second bursts, stirring in between until melted.
In the meanwhile I heat milk and cream together in a saucepan until it is hot but not boiling.
Add the melted chocolate into the hot milk and cream and stir until mixed in.   Add optionals if you want.

You can store any unused hot chocolate in the fridge for a few day and reheat when you would like it.  In fact we like it better reheated as the ingredients are even more blended together.  Of course that is if there is any leftovers.