french hot chocolate (thick drinking chocolate)
This French hot chocolate is a decadent treat. Thick, silky, and intensely chocolatey. We use whole milk and 70% dark chocolate for a hot chocolate that is lusciously smooth and flavorful, with lingering notes of bitter cocoa.
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 5
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: French
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk, divided
- 1 tbsp brown sugar (or to taste)
- 8 oz high-quality 70% cacoa chocolate, finely chopped
- homemade marshmallows or whipped cream, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat 1 cup milk and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, whisking, until sugar is dissolved and the mixture is steaming (don’t boil).
- Reduce the heat to low. Add the chocolate and whisk until melted, glossy, and emulsified.
- Whisk in remaining 1 cup milk, or enough milk to reach desired thickness, and stir until smooth and heated through. Remove from heat.
- Ladle into small mugs and top with fresh whipped cream and/or homemade marshmallows. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 359
- Sugar: 7.5g
- Sodium: 53mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 7.5g
- Protein: 9.6g
- Cholesterol: 11mg
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