Culinate

Hot Chocolate with a Water Base

From the Chuck Siegel collection
Serves 4
Total Time 15 minutes

Introduction

No milk handy? This water-based drink is a great alternative hot chocolate from Chuck Siegel of Charles Chocolates.

Ingredients

4 cups cold water
½ cup sugar
9 oz. bittersweet chocolate (70 percent cacao), chopped
½ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder

Steps

  1. In a medium saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the chocolate and the cocoa and mix with a whisk to dissolve. Heat until just simmering, then remove from heat.
  2. Use an immersion blender (or a regular blender with a towel held tightly over the lid) to froth the hot liquid for one minute. Serve in small mugs.

This content is from the Chuck Siegel collection.