Years ago I formulated a very basic recipe using Ovaltine and Nescafe instant coffee. Don’t get me wrong, this recipe was excellent. But I always found it to be a little on the heavy side because of the amount of milk I used.

I’ve since tweaked this to a much lighter, more chocolatey version using better quality coffee. I still use Ovaltine but I’ve added dark chocolate to the recipe as well for that extra oomph in flavour. I’ve also swapped out the Nescafe Gold for Starbucks Ready Brew.

 

Directions

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  1. In a blender put the milk, drinking chocolate/malt, coffee, sugar and dark chocolate.
  2. Blend together for 1 minute (or until the sugar is dissolved and dark chocolate is completed crushed).
  3. Add ice cubes and blend for 5 seconds.
  4. Top with whipped cream, caramel syrup/chocolate syrup, and/or chocolate shavings.
  5. Serve chilled in a tall glass.