Hot Chocolate

Wrap your hands around a mug of indulgently rich hot chocolate—it's the ultimate treat for a chilly day.

⏱ 15 min 🔨 Prep 5min 🔥 Cook 10min 📊 Easy 🍽 4 servings 👁 7
Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

4 servings

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, whisk together the milk, cream, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and salt over high heat. Bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat; add the chocolate and vanilla and whisk until the chocolate is melted. Ladle into mugs and top each drink with 2 tablespoons whiskey or bourbon, or the desired amount, and whipped cream, if desired.
  2. In a cold medium bowl, whip the cream with a whisk until slightly thickened. Add the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla and continue whipping until cream holds its shape.

Nutrition per serving

511kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$831.00
Per Serving
$208.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1662.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (73% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
quart whole milk 1 $11.00
heavy cream 1 cup $250.00
0.25 cup -
natural unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tbsp $176.00
Pinch salt - -
bittersweet chocolate 8 oz $211.00
vanilla extract 0.5 tsp $38.00
Whiskey or bourbon - -
heavy cream 0.5 cup $125.00
confectioners' sugar 1 tbsp $1.00
vanilla extract 0.25 tsp $19.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:
  • 1 quart whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup (packed) dark brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp natural unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Pinch salt
  • 8 oz bittersweet chocolate, (roughly chopped)
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • Whiskey or bourbon, (optional for serving (rum or tequila may be substituted))
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp confectioners' sugar
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract

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