South Of The Border Silky Hot Chocolate
From jimrug1 15 years agoIngredients
- 2 cups boiling water shopping list
- 1 Red Chile pepper, (Jalapeno or Serrano)cut in half, seeds removed. shopping list
- 5 cups light cream or whole milk shopping list
- 3 Tablets mexican chocolate, cut into 1/4-inch pieces or 8 oz High Quality (70% cocoa or more) bittersweet chocolate shopping list
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise or 1Tsp vanilla extract shopping list
- 3 Tbls honey, or to taste shopping list
- 1 to 2 cinnamon sticks shopping list
- l Tbls almonds or hazelnuts, ground extra fine shopping list
- whipped cream shopping list
- Aged tequila (Optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Note: Use 1 Cinnamon Stick if you are using Mexican Chocolate and 2 sticks if you are using Bittersweet.
- In a large saucepan, bring the 2 Cups of water to a boil. Add Chile Pepper and simmer until the liquid is reduced to 1 cup. Remove
- Chile Pepper; strain the water and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine Cream or Milk, Vanilla Bean and Cinnamon stick until bubbles appear around the edge. Reduce heat to low; add Chocolate and Honey; whisk occasionally until Chocolate is melted. Turn off heat; remove Vanilla Bean and Cinnamon stick. Whisk in the Chile Water. If Chocolate is too thick, thin with a little more Milk and heat through.
- Serve in Mugs and garnish with ground Almonds or Hazelnuts and Whipped Cream. If desired, add a splash of aged Tequila
The Rating
Reviewed by 13 people-
Yummy!!!!!
m2googee in Tomball loved it -
That sounds sensuously delicious!!!! And hot!! Why do I feel like I'm talking about something other than hot chocolate? *wink*
greekgirrrl in Long Island loved it -
Hello ~
This "5"FORK!!!!! recipe conjures up many
amazing memories and memories still
to be made (^_^) ~
~*~ mj ~*~mjcmcook in Beach City loved it
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