Sinful Hot Chocolate
Nothing like home-made hot coco on a cold winter night. Like this one. You need a double boiler. Some recommend putting instant coffee into their hot coco, but I like cayenne pepper instead.
Ingredients - serves 4
4 cups of whole fat milk
1 cup of chopped pure dark chocolate
1 cup of sugar (this really depends on the sweetness of the chocolate you chose - best to add later to taste. Go a bit under though, since marshmellows add sweetness)
1 TSP cayenne pepper
16 pieces of marshmellow (regular sized ones that you usually put over a fire)
Instructions
Heat Milk on low (preferably in a doulbe boiler), to almost hot but not bubbling. Add chocolate, whisking to make sure that nothing’s sticking to the bottom. whisk in sugar and cayenne pepper. Pour half the mixture into cups.
Using kitchen scissorts (or a knife, but scissors make it easier), cut marshmellows in halves. This creates a moist area for them to fizz when they hit the liquid. Top the hot coco with marshmellows, then pour the rest of the coco on top. Garnish with bits of chocolate left over from the bar chopping you were doing earlier.
You can substitute the cayenne pepper with 8 TBSP of cream de menthe instead, for a minty coco.
