Spiked Hot Chocolate
This Spiked Hot Chocolate is made delicious with Godiva chocolate liqueur and bourbon, the best combination of liquor for homemade hot chocolate.
Servings: 4 (makes 2-4 mugs)
Calories: 410kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cup 2% or low fat milk
- 4 oz dark or bittersweet baking chocolate
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup white granulated sugar little more or less to taste
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 oz Godiva chocolate liqueur
- 3 oz bourbon
Instructions
- Chop the chocolate bar into small pieces.
- Heat up milk in a sauce pot, over medium heat, until hot but not simmering.
- Use a fine strainer or a mesh sugar shaker to sift in the cocoa powder to ensure that there are no clumps.
- Whisk in the cocoa powder and add chocolate, sugar, and vanilla extract. Slowly continue whisking as chocolate is melts and incorporates into milk.
- When milk starts to simmer, lower the heat to medium-low and continue to cook for a few minutes. Make sure to slowly stir from time to time. (Do not let it boil!)
- Take off heat and stir in chocolate liqueur and bourbon.
- Serve with some marshmallows or whipped cream of top if you wish.
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Nutrition
Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 524mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 247mg | Iron: 5mg