Recipe: Hot Chocolate

Name: Hot Chocolate
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: Hot chocolate for 4 cups:; 200 g (7 oz) of dark chocolate; 50 cl (2.1 cups) of milk (1/2 liter (2.1 qt)); 20 cl (0.8 cup) of very cold liquid cream; 10 cl (0.4 cup) of water

By AFTouch-Cuisine 5/5 (1 review)

Prep 5 min

Cook 10 min

Total 15 min

Ingredients

Hot chocolate for 4 cups:
200 g (7 oz) of dark chocolate
50 cl (2.1 cups) of milk (1/2 liter (2.1 qt))
20 cl (0.8 cup) of very cold liquid cream
10 cl (0.4 cup) of water

Step-by-step directions

In a saucepan, put 50 cl (2.1 cups) of milk with 10 cl (0.4 cup) of water, bring to a boil, add 200g (7 oz) of chocolate, stir and let cook for 15 minutes on very low heat, stirring so it doesn't stick.
Strain through a sieve to filter the preparation and let cool.
When serving, whip the very cold cream into whipped cream, gently reheat the chocolate, whip it and pour it into cups, place the whipped cream on top and sprinkle chocolate powder on top and enjoy.

Chef Patrick's Comment

Good recipe. Here is mine (smiles) for 2 beautiful "gourmandissimo" hot chocolates: 100gr of dark chocolate (60%), 4 crushed coffee beans, 50 cl of liquid cream, 1 hint of vanilla extract, 1 hint of powdered cinnamon, 20 gr of brown sugar. 1) Heat your cream slowly with your hint of vanilla, cinnamon and sugar. 2) Crush your chocolate then mix it with your coffee beans and put it all in a bowl. 3) When your cream is ready to boil (90°), pour it over your