Sinless Dark Chocolate Hot Chocolate Recipes

DARK-CHOCOLATE HOT COCOA

Steps:

• Warm milk and cream in a medium saucepan over a medium-low heat. Add chocolate. Whisk until melted and combined. Add sugar, and whisk until dissolved. Continue to warm mixture until thick, about 5 minutes. Whisk in nutmeg.

DARK CHOCOLATE HOT COCOA

Steps:

• Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat until just before boiling, 3 to 4 minutes. Add brown sugar and stir until dissolved, about 1 minute. Stir dark chocolate into milk until melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir cream and cinnamon into milk mixture.

SINLESS DARK CHOCOLATE HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• In a mug, combine the cocoa powder, sugar, and water.
• Heat the milk and the cinnamon stick until slightly bubbling.
• Remove the cinnamon stick and add the milk to the mug.
• Combine and add the vanilla extract and slight dash of chili.
• Top with mini marshmallows.

BITTERSWEET HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• 1. In a 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, combine half-and-half, milk, and cinnamon sticks. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2-1/2 to 3 hours.
• 2. Remove and discard cinnamon sticks. If necessary, skim "skin" from surface; discard. Stir in chocolate pieces; whisk until chocolate is melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla. Serve immediately or keep warm, covered, on warm setting or low-heat setting for up to 2 hours. If desired, float marshmallows on top of individual servings. Makes 12 (3/4-cup) servings.

HOT DARK CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk to simmering over medium heat.
• With wire whisk, stir in cocoa, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla. Heat mixture 3 minutes or until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally.
• Pour into warm mugs to serve.
• Variations:.
• Mexican Hot Chocolate:
• Prepare Hot Dark Chocolate as above, but add 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches long) to milk in step 1.
• Coffee-Spiked Hot Chocolate:.
• Prepare Hot Dark Chocolate as above, but stir 1/4 cup strong coffee(I use decaf) into chocolate mixture just before serving.

FRENCH STYLE HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Melt chocolate in 1 cup of milk, over low heat, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add remaining milk and half and half, followed by remaining ingredients, except vanilla and almond extract.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until completely heated.
• Stir in vanilla and almond extract.
• Serve with whipped cream and sprinkle with nutmeg if desired.