Alcoholic Hot Chocolate

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: Nigella Bites Christmas Special

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RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(5)

Cook Time:
7 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 servings

Times:

Prep: 2 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 7 min
Total:: 9 min

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Ingredients

2 cups milk
3 1/2 ounces best-quality chocolate, bittersweet or semisweet
1 cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon brown sugar, plus more to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons dark rum, or to taste

Directions

Put the milk into a saucepan and break the chocolate into pieces and add to the milk along with a cinnamon stick, honey, and sugar. Heat gently until the chocolate is melted.

Add the vanilla and mix with a small hand whisk; still whisking, add a spoonful of the rum first and taste to see if you want more (no point pouring in all at once as it's too late to do anything about it if it's too strong for you) and add more sugar if you want it sweeter. Take out the cinnamon stick and pour into 2 cappuccino or latte cups.

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recipe Alcoholic Hot Chocolate
judith renton, WA 01-09-2009
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amazing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

wonderful, once you taste homemade you can't go back to a box. You can't taste the honey it just adds a depth of sweetness.... Great with or without alcohol.Read more
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David New York, NY 03-18-2008
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Amazing!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

ok, well I didn't use any booze, HOWEVER...this recipe is so wonderful whether you want to booze-it-up or not. The combo of... the honey and the brown sugar is so great. I used dark brown sugar, which works just as well. I disagree with one of the other comments, I think that the honey gives this drink a fantastic flavor!Read more
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Anonymous 04-19-2007
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A Recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My whole family like the recipe that i got off the website.
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Landolphe Homestead, FL 12-15-2006
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Ho Hum
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Tasty, but nothing special here.
recipe Alcoholic Hot Chocolate
V. Avalon, NJ 12-14-2006
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Divine
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have never had hot chocolate like this! I love it, I can't wait to have my next cup! It is easy to make - I used... semi-sweet Ghiradelli chocolate and Meyers Dark Rum. Topped it with a swirl of real whipped cream. Oh boy is this great! I slept like a baby too! :^D Nigella is the best!Read more