Cherry Cordial Hot Chocolate
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living- Mildred Bristol, Brickeley, Virginia
Categories: Beverages
Ingredients
- 5 1/2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate syrup
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherry juice, divided
- 1 3/4 cups whipping cream
- 1 Tbsp. powdered sugar
- Maraschino cherries with stems (optional)
Directions
- Heat first 3 ingredients and 7 Tbsp. cherry juice in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat, stirring often.
- Beatr whipping cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar and reserved cherry juice, beating until soft peaks form. Serve with hot chocolate; top each serving with a cherry, if desired.
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makes about 8 1/2 cups