Work-a-holic's Hot Chocolate
By Kayla
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Ingredients
- Vanilla Custard:
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 1/2 cups milk, divided
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Hot chocolate:
- 7 ounces (2 chocolate bars) semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup milk, boiled
Details
Servings 3
Level of difficulty Easy
Preparation time 8mins
Cooking time 8mins
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Sprinkle the cornstarch over 1/2 cup of the milk in a small bowl and whisk to dissolve. Add the sugar and egg yolks and whisk well.
Step 2
In a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan over low heat, bring the remaining 2 cups of the milk and the vanilla bean just to a simmer. Remove the bean, scrape the vanilla seeds into the milk, and discard the bean. Gradually whisk the egg yolk mixture into the milk.
Step 3
Cook, whisking often, until the sauce comes to a full boil, about 3 minutes. If using vanilla extract, stir it in now. Strain through a wire sieve into a bowl. Serve warm.
Step 4
Add to the vanilla cream the chopped chocolate chunks and a boiled cup of milk. Mix until smooth. Any flavor can be added- raspberry, cinnamon, holiday ginger spice, marshmallows. The semi-sweet chocolate can be substituted with milk or white chocolate.
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