Classic Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
3 cups
milk
½ cup
heavy cream (or half-and-half)
9 oz.
dark chocolate (not baking chocolate), chopped
1 tsp.
Kowalski's Organic Madagascar Vanilla Extract or Vanilla Bean Paste
- pinch salt
- whipped cream or Marshmallows, for topping (optional)
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, bring milk and cream barely to a boil over medium heat.
- Add chocolate; continue cooking, stirring with a whisk, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
- Stir in vanilla and salt.
- Divide evenly among 4 mugs; serve with whipped cream or marshmallows, if desired.
Did You Know?
- Hot chocolate starts with real chocolate melted into milk and cream, creating a luxuriously rich beverage. Hot cocoa, by contrast, is made with cocoa powder and has a lighter texture. The cocoa butter naturally present in chocolate gives hot chocolate its signature silky, tongue-coating richness.
