Chocolate Irish Coffee

I adjusted the preparation of a recipe of the same title that I found on In Mama's Kitchen website, to boost the chocolate taste. I tried making this using a dried premium cocoa powder and it was OK; it was much better using melted dark chocolate because it had a depth and richness that was lacking with the dried cocoa powder. The original recipe called for 2 teaspoons creme de menthe, but I thought it was a bit overpowering, so I cut it back to 1 teaspoon and thought it was just right, a subtle hint of the mint yet not so proiminent that the other flavors were lost.

• Ready In: 2 mins
• Serves: 1
• Yields: 1 Irish Coffee

Ingredients

• 1  cup  fresh brewed  strong coffee
• 2  tablespoons dark chocolate (not powdered cocoa mix)
• 1  ounze  Irish whiskey
•  whipped cream (the kind from a can)
• 1  teaspoon creme de menthe
•  chocolate shavings (optioinal) or  cocoa powder (to garnish, optioinal)

Directions

1. Place dark chocolate in Irish coffee mug and microwave until melted, about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Add hot brewed coffee and stir well, until chocolate and coffee are well blended. Add whiskey.
2. Top with a dollop of whipped cream, then drizzle creme de menthe on top of the whipped cream mound. If desired, garnish with chocolate shavings or cocoa powder.
3. Serve hot.