HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE

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In this video, I show you how to make two different, easy to make homemade hot chocolates, that'll be far better than any instant mix.

BASIC HOT CHOCOLATE

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 Cups Milk, Preferably Whole Milk

  • 24g (2 Tbsp) Granulated Sugar

  • 90g (3/8 Cup) Semisweet Chocolate

  • 8g (1.5 Tbsp) Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

STEPS

  1. Add milk and sugar to a saucepan, and heat over medium heat

  2. Once mixture is hot, add chocolate and whisk until dissolved

  3. Whisk in cocoa powder, and serve

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 Cups Milk, Preferably Whole Milk

  • 6 Cloves, Crushed

  • 1.5–2 Cinnamon Sticks, Crushed

  • 1/4 Nut of Nutmeg (1/4 tsp if using pre-ground nutmeg), OR 1/8 tsp Ground Allspice

  • 1/8 tsp Ground Cayenne Pepper (optional)

  • 42g Dark Brown Sugar

  • 120g Bittersweet/Dark Chocolate

  • 1/2 Vanilla Bean (scraped from pod), or 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

STEPS

  1. Add milk to a saucepan set over medium-low heat, then whisk in your sugar, salt, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and allspice

  2. Allow the mixture to simmer for about 10 minutes

  3. Whisk in the bittersweet chocolate and continue to heat, whisking occasionally, until the chocolate is completely melted

  4. Whisk in the vanilla, then remove the pan from the heat

  5. Strain the hot chocolate through a fine-mesh strainer into a heat-proof container, and serve, garnished with marshmallows or whipped cream, grated dark chocolate, and additional cinnamon, if desired

WHIPPED CREAM

INGREDIENTS

  • 250mL (1 Cup) Heavy Whipping Cream

  • 30g (1/4 Cup) Confectioner's Sugar

  • 15mL (1 tsp) Vanilla Extract

STEPS

  1. Combine all ingredients and whip to firm peaks.

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