Hot Chocolate

Author: Marthinus Strydom
Category: Baking & Sweets
Serves/Qty: 4.00
Heidi Strydom

Are you ready for the best hot chocolate you’ll ever taste? This recipe is sumptuously rich, velvety smooth, and perfect for warming up throughout the winter season.

Marthinus Strydom

The Story

While you can stir cocoa powder into warm milk and call it a day, this recipe is extra special and worth the splurge. Hot, simmering milk melds with semi-sweet chocolate, cacao powder, and a dash of maple syrup, all in one pot. It’s lusciously thick, deliciously creamy and a little piece of chocolate heaven.

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Ingredients
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4 cup (192 Teaspoons) milk, any type will work
3 tbsp (9 Teaspoons) cacao powder
2 tbsp (6 Teaspoons) maple syrup, or honey
113 g semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
½ tsp of vanilla extract (optional)

Method

  1. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the milk, cacao powder, and maple syrup to a simmer. Stir until there's no clumps.
  2. Add the finely chopped chocolate and whisk for about 3-5 minutes, or until the hot chocolate is smooth.
  3. Pour the hot chocolate into mugs, and if you'd like, top with whipped cream, coconut whipped cream or homemade marshmallows and a sprinkle of cacao powder.