Peppermint Hot Chocolate With Whipped Cream

Peppermint Hot Chocolate With Whipped Cream

niedziela, 9 lutego 2014

Peppermint Hot Chocolate With Whipped Cream

Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
• 7 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract, divided
• 6 cups milk
• 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

• 1 Whip cream, 1 tablespoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract in medium bowl to soft peaks.
• 2 Bring milk to simmer in large saucepan over medium heat.
• 3 Scrape in seeds from vanilla beans.
• 4 Reduce heat to low. Add chocolate, cocoa and remaining sugar; whisk until smooth.
• 5 Mix in 1/2 teaspoon extract.
• 6 Ladle hot chocolate into mugs. Top with whipped cream.