Red wine and chocolate, two of life’s most beautiful pairings, amirite?

Well, now you don’t have to waste time by eating one and drinking the other.

Forget your Soda Stream champers and gird your loins for Red Wine Hot Chocolate.

I know what you’re thinking: red wine and milk?

Like the confusing but amazing combination that is chilli and chocolate, this is also surprisingly delicious.

So turn up the aircon, follow this recipe and pretend you’re in a cosy cabin in the mountains.

Ingredients

- 1½ cups milk

- 1 cup red wine

- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chunks

- Mini marshmallows

- Whipped cream

Directions

- Combine milk and chocolate chips in a boiling pot and stir.

- Add red wine and stir.

- Pour into mug.

- Garnish with whipped cream, marshmallows, and chocolate shavings.

- Pour down your gullet.

Cosmopolitan