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Creamy Hot Chocolate

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    <p>Serves 2.</p>

Ingredients

1/3 cup well-chilled heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar
4 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
2 cups whole milk

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream with sugar until it just holds stiff peaks.

    Step 2

    Chop chocolate and reserve 2 teaspoons. In a small saucepan, heat milk with remaining chocolate over moderate heat, stirring, until it just comes to a simmer.

    Step 3

    Pour hot chocolate into 2 large mugs and top with whipped cream and reserved chocolate.

TagsHot ChocolateBeveragesHot DrinkChocolateNonalcoholicGluten FreeNut FreeQuickEasy5 Ingredients or FewerElectric MixerGourmet
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