Belle’s Midnight Hot Cocoa

Name: Belle's Midnight Hot Cocoa
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 1 cup milk, plus 1/2 cup COLD milk; 1-3 tbsp sugar, to taste; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; A pinch of salt; 3.5 oz (100 g) dark chocolate, chopped (or milk chocolate: use the low end of the sugar); 1-2 tsp cornstarch; Whipped cream, to top

Belle thickens it with one spoonful of cornstarch stirred into cold milk, whisked in on low. One teaspoon to sip, two to eat with a spoon.

Serves 2
15 minutes

A painted red mug of thick glossy hot chocolate topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings and a peppermint stick, in a candlelit attic with a lit Christmas tree.

Ingredients

1 cup milk, plus 1/2 cup COLD milk
1-3 tbsp sugar, to taste
2 tbsp cocoa powder
A pinch of salt
3.5 oz (100 g) dark chocolate, chopped (or milk chocolate: use the low end of the sugar)
1-2 tsp cornstarch
Whipped cream, to top

You’ll wanta small saucepan, a whisk and a wooden spoon.

Method

Warm: Low heat: 1 cup milk, sugar, cocoa and salt. Whisk smooth.
Melt: Whisk in the chocolate till melted.
Slurry: Stir the cornstarch into the COLD milk. Cold, or it lumps.
Thicken: Whisk it in, bring to a gentle bubble, stir 1-2 min till it coats the spoon.
Choose: 1 tsp cornstarch to sip, 2 tsp to eat with a spoon.
Serve: Top with cream. Reheat on low with a splash of milk.

Inspired by @daniascuisine.

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