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Hot Chocolate
Real bittersweet chocolate melted into milk and cream, with cocoa powder and brown sugar building the flavor — the gulf between this and powder-mixed-with-water hot chocolate is bigger than between drip coffee and instant. The optional shot of whiskey or bourbon is the adult finishing touch.
Prep5 mins
Cook10 mins
Serves5
Difficultyeasy
Ingredients
- 1 quart (4 cups / 950 ml) whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 1 tbsp natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- 8 oz (225 g) bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Whiskey or bourbon, optional (rum or tequila may be substituted)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (for whipped cream)
- 1 tbsp confectioners' sugar (for whipped cream)
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract (for whipped cream)
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 540
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 36 g
