Culinate

Hot Chocolate with a Milk Base

From the Chuck Siegel collection
Serves 8
Total Time 15 minutes

Introduction

This simple and rich milk-based hot chocolate is a cold-weather classic from Chuck Siegel of Charles Chocolates.

Ingredients

8 cups whole milk
1 cup water
18 oz. bittersweet chocolate (70 percent cacao)
1 cup granulated sugar

Steps

  1. In a large saucepan, bring milk, water, and sugar to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the chocolate and mix with a whisk to dissolve. Heat until just simmering, then remove from heat.
  2. In batches, pour the hot chocolate into a blender and whip the liquid into a froth. (Place a folded dishtowel over the blender lid to prevent hot liquid from spraying out around the edges.) Serve in small mugs.

This content is from the Chuck Siegel collection.