Give me a cup of hot chocolate and I’ll raise you four steaming mugs of slow-cooked-chai-infused-white-chocolatey goodness. Make it 100% vegan by subbing almond milk for cow’s, and we’re in business.

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 2 thin slices of fresh ginger
• 4 cardamom pods, crushed
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 Star anise
• 2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 550ml almond milk
• 100ml water
• 2 tbsp packed brown sugar
• 120g vegan white chocolate chips

Method (30 mins)

Step 1: Add the ginger, cardamon, cinnamon, star anise, water and 1 tsp nutmeg to your slow cooker.

Step 2: Once the water is bubbling, pour in the sugar and stir until it has dissolved

Step 3: Turn the slow cooker down to a low setting and add the almond milk. Warm through for 5 – 10 minutes then add the chocolate chips and stir until melted

Step 4: Serve with a sprinkle of ground nutmeg

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Recipe supplied by our legendary food stylist, Lucinda.

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