Homemade Hot Chocolate with Old-Fashioned Doughnut Sticks
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 761
- Total Fat
- 31
- Saturated Fat
- 18
- Carbohydrates
- 117
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 93
- Protein
- 14
- Cholesterol
- 58
- Sodium
- 248
- Total: 1 hr 35 min (includes cooling and setting time)
- Active: 45 min
Ingredients
8 cups whole milk
16 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped small or chips
1/4 cup sugar
6 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Old-Fashioned Doughnut Sticks, recipe follows
Doughnuts:
Nonstick spray, for pan
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Glaze:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons milk, more as needed
Directions
Special equipment:
two 6-well eclair pans- Bring the milk, chocolate, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla extract to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Whisk until completely melted and smooth.
- Serve with the Old-Fashioned Doughnut Sticks.
Glaze:
- For the dougnuts: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray two 6-well eclair pans with nonstick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt to combine. Add the milk, egg, vanilla and butter, and mix gently until combined.
- Fill the wells of the prepared eclair pans about halfway with the batter.
- Bake until the doughnuts spring back when touched and a toothpick comes out clean, 10 minutes. Transfer the pans to a rack set over a baking sheet; let cool for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the doughnuts from the pans and let cool completely on the rack.
- For the glaze: Whisk the confectioners' sugar and milk together until smooth.
- Dunk the doughnuts in the glaze to coat completely. Transfer to a rack and let set for 10 minutes before serving.