Hot Chocolate and Cream

Betty's Elegant French Hot Chocolate ☆

Описание:

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make French Hot Chocolate. This goes wonderfully well with Betty's Perfect Almond Biscotti, which you will find in bettyskitchen.

Ingredients:

2 ½ squares unsweetened chocolate (These are 1-ounce squares.)
½ cup water
¾ cup sugar
½ pint whipping cream (1 cup)
pinch of salt
6 cups milk
additional whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa powder for topping (optional)

To prepare chocolate base, heat 2 ½ squares unsweetened chocolate and ½ cup water together and stir until blended. Add ¾ cup sugar and a pinch of salt. Boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool. When ready to serve, beat ½ pint whipping cream until stiff and fold it into chocolate syrup. Spoon 2 tablespoons chocolate mixture into each cup. Heat 6 cups milk to scalding point. Pour over chocolate in cups. When you pour the hot milk over the chocolate base, the whipped cream in the base rises to the top, making a frothy topping. You may add some additional whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa powder to enhance this beautiful drink, if you like. Cheers! --Betty 

You'll Need:

Preparation - 5 minutes, Cooking time - 5 minutes

3 1/2 cups milk
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 cardamom pods, cracked
1 1/2 cups milk chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp finely grated semisweet chocolate, to decorate

Procedures : Place the milk in a large pan with the cinnamon and heat gently. Break the chocolate into the pan and gently bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until melted.
Scoop out the cardamom pods and discard. Pour the hot chocolate into four mugs and top each with a spoonful of extra thick cream; Sprinkle over some grated chocolate and serve