not your mama's hot chocolate

Name: NOT YOUR MAMA'S HOT CHOCOLATE
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 ounce(s) square of semisweet chocolate bar; 6 teaspoon(s) cornstarch; 3 cup(s) half and half; 1/2 cup(s) heavy cream, whipped; 1/2 teaspoon(s) instant coffee powder (optional); 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/4 cup(s) water

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michael hampton

menifee, CA

Updated on Nov 1, 2011

This is a really creamy and thick hot chocolate. Being that it's the fall time now and it time warm the body on those chilly days. I thought I would share this recipes. My kids cant get enough of it.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 35 Min

method Refrigerate/Freeze

yield 4 -8oz cups

Ingredients

12 ounces square of semisweet chocolate bar
6 teaspoons cornstarch
3 cups half and half
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
1/2 teaspoon instant coffee powder (optional)
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water

How To Make not your mama's hot chocolate

Step 1

dissolve the cornstarch in water

Step 2

heat 1 cup of half and half and heavy cream in a large saucepan
Step 3

Break chocolate into small pieces and add to half and half mixture. stirring constantly with a whisk.
Step 4

add instant coffee to mixture (optional)
Step 5

after cornstarch have dissolved in water add it to the rest of your half and half. you should have 2cups leftover.
Step 6

slowly add sugar to chocolate mixture (whisking)
Step 7

then add the rest of your half and half/cornstarch mixture to chocolate (whisk)
Step 8

It will take about 8-10 minutes for chocolate mixture to thicken up. constant whisking
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