Thought your slow cooker was only good for stews and soups? Think again!

In what can only be described as the best brainwave since, well, the slow cooker, we’ve come up with an ingenious recipe for boozy, gin-spiked, Nutella-infused hot chocolate that can be made in minutes then left to infuse and melt away in your slow cooker - all ready for you when you come back from a walk out in the cold!

Of course, you could also make this on the stove top - in fact, we did just that! Check out our video below to see just how to make this delicious winter warmer the old-fashioned way, or save the slow-cooker recipe below to try at home!

Gin Hot Chocolate

(Serves eight)

1l whole milk
200g high-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped
200ml double cream
50g cocoa powder
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp Nutella
240ml gin
Marshmallows, to garnish

Combine all your ingredients except your gin and marshmallows in your slow cooker. Mix well and place on low for two and a half hours. Stir at 50 minute intervals. Once it’s ready, stir well and ladle into eight mugs. Mix 30ml gin into each cup. Garnish with marshmallows and allow them to melt slightly before serving!