In reply to Jimbo W:
This is the recipe I use when I'm trying to impress someone:
Alcohol can be added to taste, as can honey. As for chocolate, the darker the better. The recipe assumes a standard sized bar (about 100g)
Ingredients:
Half a pint of milk
Half a bar of chocolate
Cream (whipped)
A couple of cinnamon sticks
Method:
Boil a pan of water. Remove from heat. Break the chocolate into a bowl and place over the pan and allow to melt. DON'T LET ANY WATER TOUCH THE CHOCOLATE!
Drop the milk and the cinnamon sticks into another pan and simmer over a low heat for 5 mins or so until the cinnamon has flavoured the milk. Remove and discard the cinnamon sticks
Pour the hot milk into the melted chocolate and whisk to mix. Serve in Irish coffee glasses topped with whipped cream. Sprinkle with grated chocolate for overkill
If you're adding alcohol, this is best poured into the glass before the chocolate.
Serves two, in theory