Hot chocolate Topped Cream is a delicious drink for nice evenings. This type is creamy, delicious, and wonderfully easy to make. All you need is an organic dark chocolate powder, milk, sugar, and vanilla. For the toppings include regular or mini marshmallows or a big spoonful of marshmallow creme. You can also top it off with freshly whipped cream or whipped topping.
For your hot chocolate drink, there are many ways you can make it, you can add some spice, or spike it with mint and chocolate liqueurs.
A happy Chocolate Drink
Ingredients
- 2 ounces (2 squares) unsweetened chocolate
- 1/3 cup sugar (white granulated)
- 4 cups milk (whole)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Garnish: marshmallow creme or fluff, or whipped cream
How to make it
- Gather the ingredients.
- In a 2-quart saucepan, place the chocolate, sugar, milk, and salt. Over medium-low heat, stir until the chocolate melts and the mixture is well blended.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour the hot chocolate into mugs and top with a spoonful of marshmallow creme or whipped cream, if desired.
- Serve and enjoy!
Tip
- Keep your hot chocolate warm longer by serving it in preheated mugs. Either fill each cup with hot water while you’re making the drink or heat water-filled cups in the microwave for 10 seconds. Dump out the water before pouring the hot chocolate.
- Adjust the amount of sugar to suit your taste. For instance, 1/4 cup is good if you prefer a drink that’s less sweet.
- If you only have semi-sweet or sweetened chocolate available, you may not need to add any sugar. Melt the chocolate and milk mixture first, taste it, then decide if it needs a tablespoon or two of sugar.
Some Variations
- Create a richer hot chocolate by replacing 1 to 1 1/2 cups of the whole milk with half-and-half or light cream.
- Transform the drink into a grown-up grasshopper by adding 2 ounces of crème de menthe and 1/2 ounce of crème de cacao.
- Make spiced Mexican hot chocolate with the addition of 3/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and a dash of ancho chili powder. Add a cinnamon stick to each cup and top with a dollop of whipped cream.
- For cinnamon hot chocolate, stir in 1 scant teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
- Add 2 tablespoons of instant espresso powder to the saucepan along with the chocolate, sugar, milk, and salt to create mocha hot chocolate.
Voilà! 🙂
