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DECEMBER. 2020 | VOL. 12

Spiked Speculoos &

Orange Hot Choctails

Amy Porter

Method

1. Optional Garnish: Prepare your final garnish cocktail sticks
by threading the orange ribbons in a serpentine pattern
onto the cocktail sticks. Halfway through the ribbon length,
pierce the chocolate ball through the centre onto the stick,
then continue finishing to thread the orange ribbon on the
other side of the ball till the ribbon length is complete. Set
Aside.

2. Place the dark chocolate for the garnish into a
microwave-safe jug, and heat in 20-sec bursts, stirring in
between, until the chocolate is fully melted. Pour the melted Ingredients (Makes 2 Large Servings):
chocolate onto a plate. 80 gms of Dark Drinking Chocolate
Pieces
100 mls Orange Liqueur
3. Crush the speculoos biscuits and mix with the grated 50 mls Amaretto Liqueur
orange peel. Place on a plate. Dip each of your coffee 50 mls Speculoos
glasses into the melted chocolate making sure each rim is 300 mls Milk or Vegan Dairy-Free Milk
fully coated, then follow by immediately dipping them into Topping:
the crushed biscuit and orange peel mix. Place the glasses
in cool place to set. 40 gms of Dark Chocolate Pieces
(enough to coat the rims of 2 coffee
glasses)
4. Place the chocolate for the hot chocolate drink in a 2 Crushed Speculoos Biscuits
saucepan on the cook top and add the orange liqueur and 1 Teaspoon of grated or finely chopped
amaretto. Heat on low until the chocolate is fully melted orange peel
and smooth. Whisk in the milk, and continue heating until Optional:
the milk reaches the desired temperature for serving. 2 Thin 15cm Fresh Orange Peel
Approximately 65°C-70°C. Take off the heat and whisk in 2 Dark Chocolate Balls
the speculoos syrup. 2 Decorative Cocktail Sticks

5. Note: You can also use a microwave for this step but be
sure to check and stir every 30 seconds so as to not

overheat the chocolate or the milk. @table.lane

6. Once ready, pour the hot choctails into the prepared
glasses. Garnished with the orange ribbon and chocolate facebook.com/tablelane
ball cocktail sticks, and serve immediately alongside extra
chocolate coated speculoos biscuits. pintrest.co.uk/tablelane