Brandied Hot Chocolate
(from shawn’s recipe box)
On a chilly day, our grown-up version—rich with bittersweet chocolate and punched up with French brandy—will warm you to your toes.
Source: Sunset, JANUARY 2007
Serves 4 peopleCategories: Beverages
Ingredients
- * 1 1/2 cups grated bittersweet chocolate
- * 1/2 cup dry milk powder
- * 4 cups whole milk
- * 4 tablespoons Armagnac
- * Whipped cream or marshmallows, for garnish
Directions
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In a medium bowl, mix grated chocolate and dry milk powder.
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In a medium saucepan, heat whole milk over medium heat. Once heated, stir in the chocolate mixture and whisk until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth and hot.
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Pour 1 Tbsp. Armagnac into each mug (four mugs total), then fill each mug with the smooth, hot chocolate mixture. Serve hot, garnished with whipped cream or marshmallows.