Quick Hot Chocolate Or Drinking Chocolate (I)

Name: Quick Hot Chocolate Or Drinking Chocolate (I)
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cup Ganache for Hot Chocolate; ½ cup milk, water, or coffee; (⅛ teaspoon vanilla or ½ teaspoon Kahlúa or Grand Marnier); 1 A dollop of Whipped Cream; Ground nutmeg or cinnamon

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Cuisine : World
Course : Beverage

A quick and easy hot chocolate made with ganache and milk, water, or coffee. Optionally flavored with vanilla or liqueur and topped with whipped cream and spices.

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1 ¼ cup Ganache for Hot Chocolate (opens in new tab) ¼ cup Ganache for Hot Chocolate
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces dark, bittersweet, or semisweet chocolate (60 to 72% cacao), finely chopped
Sub-recipe steps
1. Bring to a rolling boil in a medium heavy saucepan: 1 cup heavy cream
2. Immediately remove from the heat and add, whisking until smooth: 8 ounces dark, bittersweet, or semisweet chocolate (60 to 72% cacao), finely chopped
3. Use immediately or let cool, then refrigerate, covered, for up to 2 weeks.
½ cup milk, water, or coffee
(⅛ teaspoon vanilla or ½ teaspoon Kahlúa or Grand Marnier)
1 A dollop of Whipped Cream (opens in new tab) A dollop of Whipped Cream
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- (2 teaspoons to 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 to 4 tablespoons sifted powdered sugar, or 2 teaspoons honey, to taste)
- (½ teaspoon vanilla)
Sub-recipe steps
1. Beat in a large bowl (chill the bowl if your kitchen is very warm) with a hand mixer or balloon whisk or in a stand mixer set at medium-high speed, until stiff and billowy but not grainy: 1 cup cold heavy cream; (2 teaspoons to 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 to 4 tablespoons sifted powdered sugar, or 2 teaspoons honey, to taste); (½ teaspoon vanilla)
2. Use immediately.
Ground nutmeg or cinnamon

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1 ¼ cup Ganache for Hot Chocolate
½ cup milk, water, or coffee
(⅛ teaspoon vanilla or ½ teaspoon Kahlúa or Grand Marnier)
1 A dollop of Whipped Cream
Ground nutmeg or cinnamon

Let's Cook

Step 1.

Stir together in a small saucepan or mug: ¼ cup Ganache for Hot Chocolate; ½ cup milk, water, or coffee
Step 2.

Heat over low heat, or in a microwave on high for 30 to 45 seconds, until warm but not boiling. If desired, stir in: (⅛ teaspoon vanilla or ½ teaspoon Kahlúa or Grand Marnier)
Step 3.

Top with: A dollop of Whipped Cream; Ground nutmeg or cinnamon

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