Delicious Cadbury’s Drinking Chocolate Recipes 2026

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Stir 2 heaped teaspoons (20g) of Cadbury Hot Chocolate into a cup of hot milk.

No sugar needed.

To Have a Hot Chocolate Like Costa What Do I Put in It I Have the Cadbury Powder?

If you want your homemade hot chocolate to taste like the one you get at Costa Coffee, the secret is not simply adding more Cadbury powder.

It is the combination of chocolate, properly heated milk and a layer of fine milk foam.

Since you already have Cadbury hot chocolate powder, you have the main ingredient.

You need just a few additional things to get closer to that rich, creamy, coffee-shop-style drink.

Costa describes its hot chocolate as rich, indulgent and milky, finished with a chocolate dusting.

You can recreate that general style quite easily at home.

My Recommended Costa-Style Cadbury Hot Chocolate

Ingredients for one large mug:

• 4 teaspoons Cadbury drinking chocolate powder
• 200–250 ml whole milk
• 1–2 tablespoons fresh cream (optional, for extra richness)
• 1 teaspoon hot water
• A little extra Cadbury powder for dusting
• Whipped cream (optional)

I would start without adding sugar because Cadbury drinking chocolate is already sweet.

How To Make It

1. Make a chocolate paste.

Put the Cadbury powder into your mug.

Add one teaspoon of hot water and stir until you have a smooth, thick chocolate paste.

This helps prevent lumps.

2. Heat your milk.

Pour the milk into a saucepan and heat gently.

Do not boil it.

If you have a milk thermometer, aim for approximately 60–70°C.

3. Froth the milk.

This is the important part!

You want fine, creamy milk foam rather than large, bubbly bubbles.

You can use:

• An electric milk frother.
• A handheld battery-operated milk whisk.
• A French press. Pour in warm milk and pump the plunger several times to create foam.

4. Combine everything.

Pour the hot milk into your chocolate paste, stirring until thoroughly combined.

Spoon the milk foam over the top.

5. Finish with chocolate dusting.

Sprinkle a little Cadbury powder over the foam.

What Extra Ingredients Make It Taste More Like Costa?

Ingredient	What it does
Whole milk	Gives a fuller, creamier taste
Fresh cream	Adds richness
Milk foam	Creates the coffee-shop texture
Cadbury powder	Provides the chocolate flavour
Chocolate dusting	Gives the characteristic finishing touch
Vanilla extract	Adds a subtle sweetness and aroma

I would consider fresh milk and a milk frother the two most useful additions.

Three Things You Could Experiment With

1. Extra creamy hot chocolate

Use whole milk and add one tablespoon of fresh cream before heating. This gives you a richer drink.

2. Indulgent café-style hot chocolate

Add whipped cream on top and finish with Cadbury powder.

This is particularly good if you enjoy dessert-like hot chocolate.

3. Stronger chocolate flavour

Add half a teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder to your Cadbury paste. This gives you a deeper chocolate taste without adding much extra sweetness.

One thing I would recommend buying

A handheld electric milk frother

This is a relatively simple way to get that fine, foamy milk texture at home. You can use it for hot chocolate, cappuccino, lattes and other milk-based drinks.

My recommendation: Start with four teaspoons of Cadbury powder, 220 ml of whole milk and a tablespoon of fresh cream.

Froth the milk, pour it over your chocolate paste and finish with a dusting of Cadbury powder.

That would be my starting recipe for a rich, creamy Costa-inspired hot chocolate. You don’t need to buy Costa’s own chocolate powder to get a good result.

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