Now that it’s getting cold outside, it’s time to start making hot chocolate again. Not that you really need a recipe for this—almost anything you can make with chocolate will taste good.
Anyway, this makes a small but potent cup of hot chooclate—double or quadruple it as needed.
- 1/2 cup milk, whole if possible—plus a splash of water
- 1 ounce 70-75% dark chocolate
- 1/2 tsp high quality (eg. Valrhona) cocoa powder
- pinch of salt
- touch of vanilla extract, if desired
- Bring the milk/water mixture to a boil over medium heat in a small pot.
- Whisk in the chocolate and cocoa powder, lowering the heat.
- Turn the heat all the way down and keep whisking for a few minutes if you want more froth—note that 2% milk won’t give you as much froth.
I don’t add sugar, but if you like your hot chocolate sweeter, well, you know what to do.