Sinful Hot Chocolate; Marshmallow Not Required

[lsanderson]

Ingrid's Spicy Hot Chocolate


½ vanilla bean
2 cups whole milk
2 tablespoons mineral or filtered water
1 pinch ground ginger
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch black pepper
1 pinch licorice powder (optional)
3 ½ ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
4 teaspoons Scharffen Berger natural cocoa powder
1 to 2 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream.

1. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise, scrape out the seeds and place the seeds and pod in a medium saucepan. Add the milk, water and spices and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Whisk in the chocolate and cocoa powder until melted. Add the sugar to taste and then the cream. Let cool for 45 minutes.

2. To serve, remove the vanilla pod, return to the stove and whisk over low heat until frothy and warm. Serves 4. Adapted from "The Chocolate Connoisseur."

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Comments

[jane]

OMG! that sound absolutely divine!!

(I think I'll get suibhne_geilt to make it for me 'cause he's better in the kitchen. ;))

[daedala.livejournal.com]

This is like the most expensive hot chocolate ever!

I like it. I need to see if I still have a vanilla bean. And clear out room in my fridge for milk....

Chocolate

[mia-mcdavid.livejournal.com]

Reminiscent of Cafe Ellison Diabolique from the original Cooking our of this World.

Sounds nummy!

Re: Chocolate

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

You're right. I must figure out how to serve this in the Green Room at Minicon.

K.

Re: Chocolate

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

I'd make it up ahead of time, and cool it down, and just warm it up as needed.