These Horlicks malted chocolate pots are a decadent, but easy to make dessert with only three ingredients.
Chocolate pots are one of my favourite desserts to make and are something that I have featured on the blog often. You really cannot go far wrong with a pudding made of cream and chocolate. Chocolate pots tick all my fuss free boxes – quick, easy, impressive and you can make them in advance – ideal for easy mid week entertaining.
My twist on the classic chocolate pot for this dessert recipe is to add some Horlicks – malted milk powder – to add another layer of flavour, then top the pots with a swirl of Horlicks cream.
Horlicks was first made 140 years ago and was sold as a nourishing drink. It is packed with nutrients and vitamins, and its main ingredients are wheat and malted barley, it is traditionally served mixed with milk to make a hot drink, but its maltiness and unique taste means it makes an excellent ingredient for both sweet and savoury dishes. There are lots of recipes for savoury dishes on the Horlicks website, including risottos and pastas, where I can imagine that it works very well, in the same way miso and tamari would.
- 300 ml double cream
- 4 tsp heaped Horlicks Original
- 75 g chocolate - finely chopped - I prefer dark - but milk would also work
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Pour 200ml of the cream into a small pan and gently heat.
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Add 4 tsp of the Horlicks and whisk until dissolved.
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Once the cream starts to simmer, add the chocolate and stir until it has melted.
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Pour the chocolate cream into 4 verrine or shot glasses. Allow to cool then keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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When ready to serve whip the remaining cream with a teaspoon of Horlicks, until thick, but still floppy. Top each glass with the cream. Grate a little chocolate over to decorate.
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Return to the fridge for up to 2 hours before serving.
Three ingredients Horlicks chocolate pots nutritional information.
For some more ever so easy to make chocolate pots you might also like my three ingredient white chocolate and lemon pots.
Recipe for Horlicks Malted Milk Chocolate Pots commissioned by Horlicks. All opinions our own.
These look gorgeous and delicious – hard to believe how simple they are. They would make fun desserts for entertaining – especially if you asked everyone to guess the flavour :-) Thanks for sending it in to We Should Cocoa.
I love simple and easy desserts. We really enjoyed these
You could have made these just for me. I adore horlicks and mixed with chocolate it is just sublime. Must say I’d never thought of adding it to savoury dishes, so there’s something to ponder on. Thanks for linking up with We Should Cocoa.
I can imagine it is lovely in savoury dishes, all those umami notes.
I so remember growing up with Horlicks. Sierra Leoneans loved it and then some. Would love a pot or two of this Helen.
That is interesting – fascinating how products crop up in different countries.
What a great way to incorporate horlicks, I havn’t had horlicks since I was a child. I think I may add it to my shopping list .
I last used it for that Nigella chocolate cake that you add a heap to.
Ooh lovely, that malted flavour is surely perfect with chocolate – bet these are utterly delicious!
I was quite pleased with them, and they vanished fairly fast.
My OH loooooooves horlicks but I’ve never really got it…These though…I could totally get behind these. They look delicious :-)
It adds just an extra layer of flavour. I think it makes an excellent ingredient.
I love little chocolate pots like this and there are so many different ways to make them. I like the idea of using Horlicks in them too.
Pots like this are one of my staples, so easy, adaptable and impressive. Indulgent without being over the top as they are quite small.
ooh this sounds really tasty! I love horlicks and chocolate so i bet it is nice together.
It works amazingly well! Delicious!
These look amazing. I have never tried Horlicks mixed with chocolate before. Think I’ll pass on Horlicks pasta though.
Thanks Tori, I know what you mean about the pasta, but I think that it could work really really well.
These sound so nice, I haven’t had horlicks for years, I am going to be trying these x
they were so good! time to get back into Horlicks.
I love the idea of using dark chocolate, that would work so well with Horlicks, which I love, as a drink as well as a chocolate pot x
I really was quite pleased with this one.
Wow they look really yummy, right I am adding horlicks to my next shopping list, thanks for sharing x
Enjoy them Melanie!
This is going to sound strange but I have never tried Horlicks before, these chocolate pots more than tempt me to try it at last!
It has a lovely almost savoury malty flavour, so good with chocolate.
Oh my goodness give me on like now! How absolutely amazing do they sound! x
They were super delicious and so easy to make Sarah.
I love making little chocolate mousse pots too but I never thought abuot putting horlicks in them x
It would be delicious in mousse – what an excellent idea.
These are so cool! I’d love to try making some. They’d be amazing as after dinner treats.
Really easy too, as well as impressive. Perfect for eating when sitting on the sofa.
These would be lovely for entertaining friends. Quite simple too
Simple, but impressive, and perfect to prepare in advance.
oh my, this sounds so delish! i haven’t had a horlicks in years
Nor had I! I forgot how much I liked it.
and heres me thinking that horlicks is just a night time drink!
as a previous commenter said, looks like a great party dessert, sometimes the simple things are the best :)
It would be very fast to make 30 or so for a party – serve them all in shot glasses.
You are so right. Definitely can’t go wrong with a pudding of cream and chocolate.
Absolutely not! Easy puddings are the best.
This looks amazing, I will have to try it for myself! x
Let me know how it goes Hannah. It is incredibly quick and easy
Horlicks brings back memories, my mum used to drink it every evening. Loving the recipe. Thanks for sharing
Food is so evocative isn’t it?
These sound amazing! I love Horlicks so much and teaming it with chocolate is a match made in heaven! xx
this is Horlicks for the summer!
This looks like the yummiest thing I’ve seen in my ENTIRE LIFE! PS: your photography is stunning. x
Thank you so much Jacqui. It really is so easy to make too.
I’m drooling over these! I’m also heading off to grab some horlicks haha! H x
I love the addition of the Horlicks, makes it slightly less rich and adds a whole other later of flavour.
Perfect for the summer season. I love milk and chocolate mix in a drink so I should try doing this.
It is the summer equivalent of a hug in a mug!
I love Horlicks! This sounds so yummy and easy to make! I’m definitely trying this at the weekend!
So easy to make!
I love making chocolate pots of all different flavours – brilliant idea to use Horlicks! I LOVE the flavour.
Chocolate pots rock! Love them.
Oh my god these look amazing! I’m not really much of a dessert person but these look lush!
They are only tiny and very easy to make. Perfect for entertaining.
I had no idea it was that old! Growing up I always thought Horlicks was an ‘old person drink’, I mean the name was out of an Enid Blyton book or something. I can’t have it now because of the dairy but seeing as I’m an ‘old person’ I’d definitely have a dairy free version!
I know, I love these old products that have stood the test of time.
I’m vegan so I wouldn’t be able to have this, but it looks yum!
I’ll have to create a vegan chocolate pot then!
What a unique recipe! I love Horlicks so much, it used to be my go-to drink before bed when I was younger :)
Horlicks is not just a hot drink!