Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe

Name: Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ½ cup Whole Milk (1 1/2 cups milk); ½ cup Heavy Cream (1/2 cup cream); 2 tbsp Granulated Sugar (2 tablespoons sugar); 4 oz Dark Chocolate (4 ounces bittersweet chocolate (chopped or chips)); ¼ tsp Espresso Powder (1/4 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)) — optional; ½ tsp Vanilla (1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract); 0 pieces Kosher Salt (pinch kosher salt); 0 pieces Whipped Cream (whipped cream)

Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe - Drinks (American)

10 minAmerican

Servings2

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Steps

1Pour milk and cream into a medium saucepan situated over low heat. Stir in your sugar. Bring to a simmer. You should be able to see fine bubbles forming at the edges of the saucepan, but not in the middle of the milk. Remove from the heat.
2Add your chocolate chips to the warmed milk, stirring constantly until the chocolate has melted and is well combined.
3Stir in espresso powder, vanilla extract and salt.
4Serve in two large mugs. Top with whipped creaming, if using.

Nutrition

Calories: 673kcal
Protein: 10g
Carbs: 58g
Fat: 45g
Fiber: 4g
Sugar: 48g

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How long does homemade hot chocolate recipe take to make?

About 10 minutes from start to finish, including prep.

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