Serve with coconut whipped cream and enjoy! Taste test and adjust seasonings as need be. Remove from the heat and pour contents into a high speed blender. Place all the ingredients for the hot chocolate on the stove over medium-high heat.If the winter weather is getting you down I’d suggest snuggling up on the couch with a good book and a large mug of this rich and creamy mexican hot chocolate. John Bemis, these drinks have your name written all over them! I made these drinks with my father-in-law in mind since he loves chile infused dark chocolate as much as I do. Yesterday, we sipped on them mid- afternoon with a few chocolate-tahini oat bites (recipe coming to the blog later this week!) and we were in complete chocolate bliss. We’ve enjoyed our mexican hot chocolates for breakfast, mid afternoon pick me ups, and even as dessert. Bonus, these drinks are a cinch to whip up! Heat everything on the stove then transfer to your high speed blender and whirl away until smooth and frothy. The cinnamon and nutmeg should do the trick just fine. What makes this drink extra special is that it is naturally sweetened with dates and gets an extra creamy texture from a little almond butter. You can adjust the spices to your liking and if the kick from cayenne isn’t your thing you can absolutely leave it out. I’ve loved adding coconut whip to my morning cup of coffee and even dunking sliced apples into it. I changed the recipe a bit to use what we had on hand and it came out great. I was inspired by the awesome blog Minimalist Baker to make coconut whipped cream which was a great addition to these drinks. In all honesty, I’m currently curled on the couch writing this post while I sip on one. It’s extremely rich but that hasn’t stopped my body from craving it every day this week. I’ve whipped it up 5 days in a row and finally grabbed my camera to capture this life changing hot chocolate. It’s like a hot, whipped, chocolate latte!Ĭoffee topped with Whipped Chocolate!! So good.This drink is a game changer. Also, if you made extra whipped topping and need something to use it for – top it on coffee!! It’s so good on top of hot coffee.We gathered inspiration for this drink from our whipped coffee! Check out that post, here!.If you have milk or semi-sweet chocolate, your drink will be much sweeter. According to this article, they’re also pretty interchangeable. Semi-sweet are both forms of dark chocolate and both have 70% content cocoa. More information on the different types of vanilla is here! You can substitute one teaspoon of paste for one teaspoon liquid extract. If you can’t find vanilla paste, then use regular vanilla extract. It’s made out of the remnants of a vanilla pod and vanilla extract. What’s vanilla paste?! Vanilla paste has more of a maple syrup consistency, and is loaded with real vanilla flecks.Though I haven’t used that particular paste, I do save that brand’s vanilla for my fancier recipes, especially when I want to highlight the exceptional vanilla flavor.Ī few easy notes on our Hot Chocolate Recipe… Meg and I have been on a vanilla bean paste kick, ever since we purchased ours at Trader Joes!! It’s got a lovely texture and it really lends a subtle hint of vanilla to the hot chocolate. You just need a few basics for this recipe. It’s perfect for cold nights in front of the fire. This hot chocolate is everything hot chocolate should be: creamy, chocolatey, thick, and topped with whipped chocolate cream. We were partly inspired by our whipped coffee, since we wanted a thick and creamy drink for cold nights. However, this year I ventured out of my cocoa comfort zone (thanks, Covid!) and Meg and I created this insanely delicious hot chocolate recipe. I’m super lazy when it comes to my hot chocolate – typically a packet of powder will do. This hot chocolate recipe has two types of chocolate and is then topped with whipped cream. Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Nothing is more quintessential to the holidays than a good hot chocolate recipe.
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