People going bonkers over 'best hot chocolate' ever with TWO surprising secret ingredients

Virgin Radio

4 Apr 2022, 13:13

We should be sipping on Pina Coladas and enjoying some spring sunshine, but it's back to the thermals for us and putting the kettle on.

One woman on TikTok has shared her hot choc recipe and the internet has gone nuts for the penny-pinching idea.

In a video posted by Rowan Ellis at @heyrowanellis, she said: "I'm back in the kitchen and back on my bulls**t, let's make the best hot chocolate of your life.

"I've been making this hot chocolate before I go to bed every night for the past week, and I highly recommend it if you too need a silly little treat to give to your silly little human form as a reward for getting through the day.

"First of all, let's talk about hot chocolate mix. I'm sure there are purists out there who will say you have to use melted chocolate to make hot chocolate. But no. If you get a hot chocolate mix that works as well as this does, you will not need to do that.

"I am, of course, talking about the hot chocolate mix from Lidl.

"I'm aware that to some people who don't know how good Lidl is that might sound like a joke, but if you know, you know. The chocolate that Lidl does is elite level, and this hot chocolate mix is no exception."

So what are the magic ingredients? Coffee and salt. Yes, you read it right.

Rowan added: "You'll also need your flavour boosters and your flavour additions, should you want them.

"This is the holy grail of flavour boosting chocolate. You can't taste any of them in the actual drink but they all serve to boost the flavour of the chocolate itself.

"We have vanilla to make the notes of sweetness in the chocolate a bit more complex, salt to take the edge off that sweetness, and then a tiny bit of coffee or espresso.

"I don't like coffee but you cannot taste it. This isn't like a mocha. If you don't like coffee, don't worry, you won't be able to taste it. It just boosts the rich, dark, bitter notes of the chocolate and makes it taste a lot more luxurious."

Fill a mug with milk, adds three to four heaped teaspoons of the Lidl hot chocolate mix to a saucepan.

Add a drop of milk into the pan and mix to create a paste.

Add the rest of the milk to the pan before adding a 'tiniest pinch of coffee, a little shake of salt, a touch of vanilla and a bit of cinnamon'.

She said: "And that's it! Just make sure the mixture doesn't start simmering or boiling. You just want it hot enough for you to drink."

One person commented: "I was needing a silly little treat when I saw this, went to make it right away, can confirm it's great! And also made me soooo sleepy."

Another added: "Lidl is a top tier shop."

A third praised: "This is heavenly!"