This recipe makes European-style hot chocolate that’s thick, rich, and dark. If you enjoy lighter hot chocolate, something more like chocolate milk, you can halve the quantity of chocolate. Use your favorite baking chocolate whether that’s dark, milk, white, or semi-sweet chocolate.
Ingredients
4cupswhole milk
1teaspoonvanilla extract
a pinch of salt
8oz.baking dark chocolate, chopped
Instructions
Heat ½ cup of milk on medium heat in a saucepan. Do not let this milk boil.
Add the vanilla extract and a pinch of salt into the milk.
Add the chopped chocolate to the milk mixture.
As the milk heats, the chocolate will begin to melt.
Whisk the melting chocolate into the milk until you have a smooth, thick chocolate sauce.
Once all the chocolate has been incorporated, whisk in the remaining milk.
Allow the hot chocolate to heat until it begins to steam but does not boil. It’s ready to serve.
If you want to keep the hot chocolate warm, cover and turn the heat down to low.