This homemade hot-chocolate recipe is concocted by melting a bar of organic dark chocolate over the stove with rich and creamy cow’s milk, vanilla, and sugar, and then topping with a cinnamon stick and a dollop of whipped cream (no store-bought powders here!). I love the flavor and health benefits of dark chocolate, but semi-sweet or milk chocolate would be divine.
HOT CHOCOLATE
PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 8-10 MINUTES
MAKES: 4 SERVINGS
3 cups whole milk
1 cup cream
1/3 cup sugar
3.75 ozs dark chocolate, cut into pieces
½ t vanilla
1 cinnamon stick
1. In a medium saucepan, combine milk, cream, and sugar. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly until steam rises.
2. Stir in chocolate. Continue to stir until all of the chocolate melts.
3. Add vanilla.
4. Serve hot with a dollop of whipped cream.
Get it together.
Pour 3 cups of milk into a medium saucepan.
Pour 1 cup of cream into the saucepan.
Add 1/3 cup of sugar.
Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly until steam rises.
Stir in 3.75 ozs dark chocolate, cut into pieces.
Continue to stir until all of the chocolate melts.
Stir in ½ t of vanilla.
Serve hot with a dollop of whipped cream and a cinnamon stick.
Did someone say DARK chocolate? YUM!
Made perfect by your cows wearing their lace halters!!!! Thanks for this easy recipe to follow.
My husband will be singing your praises for this one!
He loves dark chocolate any thing! Now if I add a little melted home made caramels to this he will love me forever!
Here we are 5 years later and this recipe and mug of hot chocolate is STILL calling my name! Like you, dark chocolate would be my favorite too. Plus, with some creamy fresh cow’s milk from your farm, I bet it does make the perfect hot chocolate delight.
Hot chocolate is amazing this time of year! I have some milk chocolate on hand that I want to try this with. I think I’ll make some for my family tonight!