January 31st: National Hot Chocolate Day

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if you look at the calendar then you know it’s actually February 2nd which means I missed sharing some of the Holidays that were celebrated in January. Looking back through the Holidays and then looking outside as its going to rain soon making it a tad chilly in the apartment I couldn’t wait to share the holiday for January 31: National Hot Chocolate Day #nationalhotchocolateday with everyone.

If you will excuse me I think I will go see if the Milk we have is any good and make me a cup of Hot Chocolate. We have a container of Swiss Miss we bought because it came in a bigger container than Carnation Hot Chocolate which I usually prefer without Marshmallows which Charlie and I do not care for. How about you?

, I know I can use Water but it doesn’t taste as good. When you make Hot Chocolate do you use Milk or Water? Whipped Cream or not? I prefer Whipped Cream and the more the better and so does Charlie while David doesn’t care and usually doesn’t drink Hot Chocolate he likes Hot Apple Cider.

Ingredients:

Ingredients

  • Premium Dark Chocolate Bar (about 70% cocoa)
  • Light Brown Sugar
  • Heavy Cream
  • Whole Milk
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Sea Salt

Instructions

  1. Chop the chocolate bar into small, evenly-sized pieces. Set aside.
  2. In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine heavy cream and sugar. Warm up until sugar is dissolved (about 2 minutes).
  3. Add chocolate to cream mixture, stirring continuously until melted (about 1 minute).
  4. Once the chocolate is melted and you have a glossy blend of chocolate and cream, slowly drizzle in the milk in small increments. Whisk until heated through before drizzling in more milk.
  5. After all the milk is added, heat the hot chocolate to about 130-150 degrees F. Remove the hot chocolate from the stove and stir in vanilla extract and sea salt.
  6. Pour the creamy hot chocolate into individual cups and garnish with toppings. My favorite is whipped cream!

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates