french hot chocolate

Name: French Hot Chocolate
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) whole milk; 1/2 cup(s) heavy cream; 2 teaspoon(s) powdered sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) espresso powder; 8 ounce(s) bittersweet chocolate, at least 70%, chopped*; - whipped cream, for serving

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Annacia *

Moose Jaw, SK

Updated on Dec 4, 2016

Put a cup of this amazing hot chocolate in front of you and close your eyes. Take a sip and imagine yourself at a bistro in Paris. Pass on this one if you don't deeply love chocolate.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 5 Min

method Stove Top

yield 2 large, intense cups of hot chocolate or 4 more reasonably sized cups

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, at least 70%, chopped*
- whipped cream, for serving

How To Make french hot chocolate

Step 1

In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, whisk together the whole milk, heavy cream, powdered sugar, and espresso powder until small bubbles appear around edges. Do not allow the mixture to boil.

Step 2

Remove saucepan from heat and stir in the chopped chocolate until melted, returning the sauce to low heat if needed for the chocolate to melt completely. Serve warm, topped with lots of whipped cream
Step 3

*Choose the best quality chocolate you can, as the flavor really carries the drink. I love Guittard for a splurge, Ghirardelli or Godiva, but the Trader Joe's Pound Plus 72% dark bar is quite good too. I do not recommend chocolate chips, as they contain stabilizers and do not melt nearly as well.
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