Cocoa Loco...3 Different Types of Hot Chocolates!
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
-
4 8 oz. mugs (each cocoa recipe!)
ingredients
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For the White Wocoa
- 16 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
- 3 -4 pinches white pepper
- 8 large marshmallows, to garnish
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For the White Raspberry Cocoa
- 16 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
- 3 -4 pinches white pepper
- 1 cup raspberries, pureed in blender
- 1⁄2 - 1 cup whipped cream, to garnish
- 1⁄4 cup chocolate shavings, to garnish
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For the Spicy Dark Cocoa
- 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 4 cups skim milk
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder
- 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cocoa, to garnish
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder, to garnish
directions
- White Cocoa: put chopped white chocolate in a bowl. Set aside.
- Combine milk, cream and pepper in a medium saucepan. Place over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Heat until it starts to simmer; don't let it boil!
- Pour heated mixture over white chocolate, let sit 1 minute, then mix with a whisk until all of the chocolate is melted.
- Ladle cocoa into mugs. Garnish each one with 2 marshmallows.
- White Raspberry Cocoa: Repeat steps 1-3 from white chocolate.
- Add pureed raspberries into mixture and whisk until well blended.
- Return to saucepan. Reheat on low until hot to the taste.
- Ladle into mugs, then garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
- For the Spicy Dark Cocoa: put chocolate in a large bowl and set aside. Pour milk into a medium saucepan and heat on medium-low setting.
- In a small bowl, stir cocoa powder and sugar together. Add to milk. Whisk over heat until well blended. When milk is hot, pour over the chocolate.
- Let sit 1 minute. Whisk until chocolate is melted and blended. Stir in pinch of chili powder. Taste. Add a pinch at a time until spicy enough.
- Fill mugs. Mix garnish coca and chili powder, then sprinkle of top.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Vanessa
Raleigh, North Carolina
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