| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 15 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 5 min |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 6 cups whole milk*
- Enriched Chocolate Sauce, recipe follows
- Rum to taste, optional
- Whipped cream, optional
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate shavings or small pieces
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 2 teaspoons dark rum
- 1/8 teaspoon grated orange zest
Instructions
- Heat the milk (or a mixture of cream and milk for a richer result) until it simmers and whisk it into the chocolate. Pour into individual cups and serve with rum or whipped cream, if using. Top with chocolate shavings.
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, bring the cream, sugar, cinnamon and butter to a rolling boil. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and stir until the chocolate melts. Add the rum and stir in the orange zest before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 327 |
| Total Fat | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Carbohydrates | 31 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 28 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Cholesterol | 42 mg |
| Sodium | 88 mg |
Reviews
This is the best hot chocolate I have ever tasted. I like it because it’s not incredibly rich. I don’t typically like cinnamon and chocolate together but in this case the cinnamon is so subtle it really adds another dimension of flavor. The butter makes it so smooth and silky, I can’t wait to make this recipe again!
I would use a cinnamon stick instead of ground cinnamon.
This is the most amazing recipe for Hot Chocolate I have ever had! I think it’s way better than store bough coco!
Note: Make this instead of storebought! =^.^=
Note: Make this instead of storebought! =^.^=
WOW!!!!! YUM! Love this one. Since I like mine a little on the chocolatey side, I decreased the milk by one cup, but it would be fine with all 6. Also, I don’t like a ton of cinnamon flavor so I used a stick instead of grinding it. Worked well. Highly recommend this recipe as is. It can be adjusted to taste which makes it a great recipe. I have tried other ones that folks have just raved about and found them wanting.
NEver tasted sumting so we use to buy packaged hot choclate now we dont anymore we make this
I love hot chocolate. The recipe for the hot chocolate was smooth and creamy. I have had some pretty rough tasting hot chocolate, but this is great.
This was a good recipe but I like it a bit more chocolatey, so I”d suggest either using more semi sweet chocolate or using bittersweet instead. It was good though.
Alex, I love your show. You have such a great sense of humor about food and I just love everything you make!