French Hot Chocolate (Parisian Style)
Servings 2 drinks
This isn’t your average hot cocoa — this French Hot Chocolate is decadently rich, silky smooth, and made with real chocolate. One sip and you’ll feel like you’re sipping chocolat chaud in a cozy Paris café
Ingredients
- 1½ cups whole milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar sifted
- 8 ounces 60% bittersweet chocolate finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
- homemade whipped cream optional topping
- homemade marshmallows optional topping
- chocolate curls optional topping
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together the 1½ cups whole milk, ½ cup heavy cream, and 1 tablespoon powdered sugar and heat until bubbles start to form on the outer edge. DO NOT BOIL.1½ cups whole milk, ½ cup heavy cream, 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- Remove from heat and add in the chopped 8 ounces 60% bittersweet chocolate and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, then let sit for 2 minutes. Then whisk until a rich chocolate color forms; let sit for about 5 minutes.8 ounces 60% bittersweet chocolate, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour the hot chocolate into mugs and finish off with homemade whipped cream or homemade marshmallows and chocolate curls.homemade whipped cream, homemade marshmallows, chocolate curls
Notes
- If the chocolate is not melting, return to low heat and whisk until it does.
Nutrition
Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 414mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 1215IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 275mg | Iron: 1mg
Find it online: www.sugarandsoul.co/french-hot-chocolate/