Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
Author: Maya Kitchenette
Serves: 4
- 2 cups full cream milk (or low fat, if preferred)
- ½ cup to ¾ cup of chopped semisweet chocolate (depending on how chocolatey you like it)
- 2 tbsp good quality cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp fine sugar
- 1 tsp red food colouring
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 80g cream cheese (optional)
- 1 tbsp fine sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla
- Whip the cream, sugar and cream cheese until soft peaks form. Fold in the vanilla.
- Bring the milk to a simmer in a small pot.
- Add the chocolate and cocoa powder and cook, stirring, until smooth.
- Mix in sugar and food colouring until well combined.
- Pour into cups and top with large dollops of the whipped cream.
Recipe by Maya Kitchenette at https://mayakitchenette.com/red-velvet-hot-chocolate/
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