Homemade Hot Chocolate

There is something soul satisfying about a great cup of hot chocolate.  When it’s cold outside and the snow is falling it’s easy to sip away as you day dream of what Santa might be bringing this year.  It only takes a few minutes to make and is a great recipe to use if you want to get your kids involved in the kitchen. 

List of Ingredients- (Serves four)

2 cup of heavy cream

4 cups of whole milk

3.5 ounces of good dark chocolate

3.5 ounces of good milk chocolate

Whipped cream for topping

This is so simple and delicious.  I should warn you that the higher quality of chocolate you use in this recipe the better it will taste, so take that into consideration. 

Combine the cream and milk in a sauce pan and heat until just before the boiling point. You should see wisps of steam but no boiling in the pan.  Turn off the heat and add your chocolate. Stir constantly with a whisk until all the chocolate is dissolved.   

Ladle into mugs and top with whipped cream and maybe a few chocolate shavings.  This blows the instant powder stuff out of the water!