Happy Friday everybody! Y’all we’ve (almost) made it to the weekend, woohoo! Let’s celebrate shall we? Does chocolate sound like a good celebratory treat? How about liquid chocolate made just for drinking? Sounds good?
Awesome! because that is precisely what I’m bringing you guys today. I made the grand mistake of watching Chocolat, (that totally adorable movie with an equally adorable Johnny Depp), when it showed up in my Netflix queue. Not that it’s really a mistake to watch because it’s a great movie, but it is full to the brim with the most drool inducing chocolate making scenes, and all it did was make me wish it was my cheat day. Well, obviously it wasn’t my cheat day, but it gave me an awesome idea of something I needed to make. The main character serves her customers in her chocolaterie this incredible looking drinking chocolate that she puts cayenne pepper in, and I was all oh snap, I must have that.
I started doing some research about drinking chocolate and honestly most looked waaaay too dark for me, sorry, just too bitter you know? Anyways, I just assumed I could throw together things that I thought would be super yum and make a delicious drinkable chocolate, and y’all it totally is! This is the perfect mix of just enough sweet without it being too sweet, and that little extra kick of cayenne to up the flavor. This is delicious you guys, just go ahead and make some you’ll be happy you did, have a great weekend!
Chocolate into the pan…
then cream and vanilla…
then all of the spices & cornstarch…
mmm, ready to drink!
Enjoy!!!
- 10 (1.55 Ounce) Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bars.
- 2 1/2 Ounces of Lindt 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate.
- 2 Teaspoons of Granulated Sugar.
- 1 Teaspoon of Cornstarch.
- 2 Cups of Heavy Whipping Cream or Whole Milk.
- 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla.
- 2 Teaspoons of Cayenne Pepper (Or More To Taste).
- 1 Teaspoon of Cinnamon.
- Medium Saucepan.
- 2 Ounce Espresso Cups, For Serving.
- Chop up or break with your hands all of your chocolate bars.
- On medium heat place your chocolate, sugar, cornstarch, heavy cream, cinnamon and cayenne pepper into your medium saucepan.
- Make sure to stir together ingredients while everything is melting together, remove from heat when the mixture is just barely simmering.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
- You can totally add more cayenne pepper and/or cinnamon if you like more of a kick.
- You can also use more dark chocolate if you like it really really rich.
- If your chocolate seems really thin after making, don't worry it will definitely begin to thicken up.