Fancy Hot Chocolate
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 322
- Total Fat
- 21
- Saturated Fat
- 13
- Carbohydrates
- 34
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 30
- Protein
- 6
- Cholesterol
- 26
- Sodium
- 57
- Total: 50 min (includes setting time)
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
Chocolate Decorations:
3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
Hot Chocolate:
2 cups milk
1 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup good-quality bittersweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup good-quality semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Whipped cream, for serving
Directions
Special equipment:
a pastry bag- For the chocolate decorations: Put the melted chocolate into a pastry bag and snip off a tiny hole at the tip. Pipe lacy chocolate designs--just larger than the tea cups you're using--onto a baking mat or piece of parchment paper. Allow to set completely.
- For the hot chocolate: Combine the milk and half-and-half in a small saucepan. Warm over medium-low heat, then stir in the bittersweet and semisweet chocolate chips, sugar and vanilla, heating until melted and combined. Transfer the mixture to a teapot.
- To serve: place a lacy chocolate piece over each tea cup and pour over the hot chocolate. When the chocolate has melted into the cup, top with the whipped cream and enjoy.