Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate Recipes

GHIRARDELLI AWARD WINNING BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Using a spoon, stir eggs, sugar, and vanilla; add butter.
• Sift together Sweet ground chocolate, flour, salt and baking powder.
• Stir into egg mixture.
• Add nuts and/or chocolate chips.
• Spread into 8" or 9" square baking pan.
• Bake 20-30 minutes.
• For chewy brownies use 8" pan and less baking time.
• For cake like brownies use 9" pan and more baking time.
• Cut into squares.

GHIRARDELLI'S® "HOT CHOCOLATE" AND TOASTED MARSHMALLOW COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt 3/4 cup chocolate chips gently in the microwave or over a pot of simmering water (bain marie). Set aside to cool.
• Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl, and stir together.
• Beat the butter and sugar together until thick and creamy. Beat in eggs one by one. Add cooled melted chocolate and vanilla extract. Continue beating until ingredients are well mixed.
• Fold dry ingredients and 2 1/4 cups chocolate chips into the mix and stir until combined.
• Scoop cookie with a 1 tablespoon scoop (if the mix is soft you can pop it in the fridge to stiffen up and this will make it easier to scoop).
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 to 9 minutes. Take care not to overbake as these cookies should be almost brownie-like.
• Once baked, pop a marshmallow on top and put it back in the oven on broil for 1-2 minutes for a lovely toasted effect.

GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Whip the cream to form light peaks. Set aside in the refrigerator.
• Melt the chopped chocolate in a large mixing bowl set over barely simmering water.
• Meanwhile, whip the eggs with the sugar until very fluffy and thick, about 10 minutes. Quickly stir the beaten eggs into the melted chocolate, then fold in the whipped cream.
• Pour or spoon mixture into cups or bowls, and chill until firm, about 2 hours.

GHIRARDELLI HOT CHOCOLATE SPLASH CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8-inch round pans. Sift together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. With an electric mixer, beat in the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla, mix for 2 minutes on medium speed. Carefully pour in the hot cocoa at the last moment - batter will be thin. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes.
• Cream together the butter, cocoa powder, and salt. Add the powdered sugar, then the milk and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together the heavy cream and hot cocoa mix. Slowly add to the frosting until you've reached the desired consistency. Drink whatever is leftover while you stack and frost your layer cake.
• Melt the chips in separate containers in the microwave on medium heat for 30-second increments, stirring often. Repeat until fully melted and smooth. On a parchment-covered tray, pour approximately 16 quarter-sized dollops of bittersweet chocolate 4 inches apart. Then pour a circle of milk chocolate around each dollop. Repeat with a circle of white chocolate. The dollops will have a target-like pattern. Using a skewer or thin paring knife, drag across the 3 types of chocolate into irregular, 3- to 4-inch splash-like patterns. Avoid over swirling. Place tray in refrigerator to set for about 15 minutes.
• When the chocolate has set, gently peel the "splashes" from parchment and use to decorate the frosted layered cake. To make a tiered effect, cut a ½-inch deep groove into the top of the cake, 1 inch from the edge. Slide the chocolate splashes into the groove to create the faux top tier of the cake.

GHIRARDELLI DOUBLE CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a muffin tin with cooking spray, wiping off any excess on the top of the tin.
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, begin beating the eggs and yolk on medium-high speed. Slowly stream in the sugar while beating and continue to beat until mixture is pale and thickened and ribbons down from the beater when lifted. Scrape down sides of the bowl and beater as needed.
• Beat in the oil until fully incorporated. Scrape down bowl and beater and beat in sour cream and vanilla until evenly incorporated.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold in until only a few visible streaks remain. Add 8 1/2 ounces of the chocolate chips and fold in just until all ingredients are evenly incorporated.
• Spoon the batter into prepared muffin cups, smoothing the tops if needed but keeping the scoops mounded. Top each with some of the remaining chocolate and sprinkle with the coarse sugar.
• Bake muffins in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out free of wet batter (it may come out with melted chocolate), 18 to 20 minutes. Cool muffins in pan for about 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Store muffins in an airtight container at room temperature, or in the refrigerator to keep for more than a few days.

GHIRARDELLI DUTCH CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Generously coat a 3-inch doughnut pan with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center of the mixture.
• In a small bowl, combine the egg, milk, and melted butter. Add all at once to flour mixture; stir just until smooth. Stir in mini baking chips.
• Spoon the batter into a large resealable plastic bag; snip off one corner of the bag. Pipe the batter into the prepared pan, filling the rings about three-fourths full.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 2 to 3 minutes. Invert doughnuts onto a wire rack. Cool the pan, wipe it out, and coat the bottom with nonstick cooking spray. Repeat filling the pan and baking with remaining batter. Cool doughnuts completely.
• Chocolate Glaze: In a medium saucepan, combine chopped chocolate and 3 tablespoons butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, corn syrup, and vanilla. Stir in enough hot water to make a thick glaze of drizzling consistency.
• Place a sheet of waxed paper under the wire rack. Generously spoon the glaze over the doughnuts, allowing the excess to drip off. Sprinkle with flaked sea salt. Let stand until glaze is set.