Quite a few years ago my sister Brenda gave my daughter a book for Christmas....The Polar Express. This became our favorite book to read on frosty wintry nights. The pictures are awesome and the descriptions are so vivid......I simply loved the story but what I dreamed about....what has haunted my thoughts night and day since the first day I read that book was the phrase "hot chocolate so thick and rich it tasted like melted chocolate bars".....since that first reading I have searched for this chocolate.
Today.....I found it!
Polar Express Hot Chocolate for 1 (or 2)
1 1/4 cups milk (I even used skim but I'm sure whole or 2% would be best)
1 egg yolk
1 Tbsp Cornstarch
Stir all above ingredients together in a glass dish and microwave one minute at a time for about 4 minutes until it is thickened slightly then add:
dash salt
1/4 cup sugar
Microwave again 1-1/2 minutes to dissolve the sugar completely then add:
Grated good quality unsweetened chocolate until you get the desired depth of flavor. You can use sweetened chocolate if you prefer but leave out the sugar in the above step.
Add vanilla, orange extract, almont extract, or peppermint if you want (I love it plain) and top with real whipped cream. It's the real thing!
WARNING! This is not your average drink, it really is kinda thick and very rich...it's a dessert in itself, not a beverage....you're gonna love it!!!!
(Note if you want to play the song "Hot Chocolate" below, scroll down to the bottom of the page and stop the song player first.....much better experience!)
2 comments:
MMM. That is the only kind of hot chocolate they drink in Italy. I have wished for it ever since. I am definitely going to try this.
If you go to the "glenn beck" website (www.glennbeck.com) he has his hot chocolate which is literally cream and chocolate bars.. I am going to try yours, and if you want something else to try, try his. You heat the cream and add the chocolate bars.. (thanks for letting strangers like me read your blog..)
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