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Decadent Hot Chocolate

December 9, 2009 by The Runaway Spoon 2 Comments

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I have always liked the idea of making homemade hot chocolate.  I have tried many recipes; I have made hot chocolate with expensive, imported chocolates, cocoa powder and all sorts of permutations.  Butafter all the experimentation, I finally put together this recipe – using plain ol’ Hershey bars.  And it is some kind of good.

This is not hot chocolate for the faint of heart.  It is rich – really rich.  The kind of treat you make only for the holidays, or maybe when you’ve had a very bad day.  But I highly recommend you do make it.  Maybe on a cold morning when you can sip while still in your pajamas.  You don’t even have to share.

 

Decadent Hot Chocolate

If you want more than the two servings this makes, do it in separate batches, as most blenders won’t hold that much liquid without the top popping off. 

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

1/2 cup milk

2 (1.5 ounce) milk chocolate candy bars (such as Hershey’s)

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 Tablespoon light brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

dash of cayenne pepper

dash of salt

In a saucepan, preferably with a pouring spout, heat the cream and milk over medium heat until just beginning to bubble.  Break the chocolate bar into small pieces and place in the carafe of a blender with the sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, cayenne and salt.

When the cream mixture is heated through, pour it over the chocolate mixture in the blender.  Securely place the top on the blender, and holding it in place with a towel, blend the hot chocolate mixture until smooth and frothy.  Always exercise caution when blending hot liquids.  Pour the hot chocolate back into the pan and gently warm through.  Serve in mugs

Serves two

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Filed Under: Breakfast And Brunch, Christmas, Holiday Cooking Tagged With: chocolate sweets, Drinks

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  1. Jill O'Connor says

    December 9, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    You know you are speaking my language here! This sounds fabulous–like drinking hot liquid chocolate frosting. yum!

  2. UrMomCooks says

    December 8, 2010 at 2:17 pm

    DEEEELICIOUS!!! I always take hot chocolate to my kids in bed the first few mornings they are home from college… I love making it and they love sipping it! (and those cups are adorable!)

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