What do you boys do for hot chocolate around here? Anyone make their own? How should I go about it?
>>7119344
>milk
>dark chocolate, or better yet baking cocoa
>if cocoa a little bit of sugar
>cream
Heat, stir.
>>7119344
i-i'm not a boy. i'm a m-man.
>water and cocoa powder
>bit of milk
I also mostly use like one spoon of the stuff instead of three, I always found it way too sweet otherwise.
Heat a mug full of whole milk in a saucepan. Add teaspoon of sugar and a shred of nutmeg. When it is steaming and starting to froth, drop 4 or 5 squares of a Lindt 85% chocolate bar in there. Slowly whisk until chocolate is melted, and then whisk faster and faster until the color turns nice chocolately brown.
>>7119354
God that sounds rich. How much milk to cream?
I just melt regular dark chocolate in a 1:1 mixture of half-and-half and skimmed milk. Why half-and-half and skimmed? Because wholefat milk doesn't have enough fat and half-and-half has too much.
Mixing 11% fat half-and-half with 0% fat skimmed gets just the right amount of fat for the most delicious hot chocomuhlate.
Then sweeten further, if/as desired.
>>7119366
>that sounds rich
Fuck yeah it is. I only make it right before I go out shovelling in the winter and it keeps me warm and full the whole time. Great shit.
I make it a mug at a time so I don't know the proper measurements, but it's mostly milk, with cream to cool it a touch to gulping temperature.
>>7119368
This man is a genius.
>>7119344
>wake up in the morning
>have slaves bring me xoclatl
>burns so good
>go up to the temple and tear out the heart of a few slaves in thanks to the sun god.
In all seriousness...
Pan 1:
In a double boiler melt half a bar of dark chocolate with a bit of butter
Pan 2:
>Add a bit of butter, 3 crushed cardamon pods, a halved habanero, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook until aromatic while stirring.
>Add 2 cups of water (or I sometimes use coffee) and simmer on low for 15 min.
>Whisk in chocolate and serve hot or cold.
>>7119365
i've always been wary of adding straight chocolate to a hot liquid.
doesn't the cocoa butter and water repel each other?
or can they actually form a nice emulsion?
12 oz water
2 tbsp coca powder
3 packets aspartame
1 spoonful of coffee-mate
boil cocoa powder in water, pour water into cup with aspartame and coffee-mate.
This is a guilt free super chocolaty drink that I have 4 times a day. Am I going to die?
>>7119578
Aspertame will fuck you up m8.
