Impress your friends and family with this fancy homemade French hot chocolate recipe. You can make a big batch of the base ahead of time, then just add milk for each guest who wants it!
Ingredients
6 oz. Unsweetened chocolate, chopped
Dash of bourbon (optional)
1/2 cup Water
3/4 cup Granulated sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup Heavy whipping cream whipped to stiff peaks
6 cups Whole milk, hot
Directions
Melt chocolate into water over low heat.
Stir in sugar and salt over low heat. Continue to heat and stir until it is pretty thick, then remove from heat and allow to cool.
Fold the chocolate into whipped cream and set it in the refrigerator.
When ready to serve, add two heaping tablespoons of the chocolate cream mixture to a mug, then fill with hot milk.