Hot White Chocolate With Cardamom

Submitted by rpgaymer

"What could be a better beverage for this polar vortex-cursed winter than hot chocolate? This recipe fancies up traditional hot chocolate, and it's just awesome. From Saveur."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 2 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup cream
• 2 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• freshly grated nutmeg, as garnish

directions

1. Place chocolate in a mug; set aside.
2. Heat milk, cream and cardamom in a 1-qt. saucepan over medium heat until just beginning to bubble at edges, about 3 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, strain, discarding cardamom, and stir in vanilla.
4. Pour over chocolate and let sit for 1 minute.
5. Whisk until smooth. Sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg to serve.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

I adore hot chocolate and I also love cardamom. This recipe was tailor made for me. So delicious, rich, thick, decadent and velvety. Made exactly as written and wouldn't change a thing. I did add some cardamom whipped cream as garnish. (it had the same spices, so I knew that it would compliment the hot chocolate). Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe, which I have placed in Best of 2014 Cookbook. kudos to you!

 

[Annacia]

If you enjoy white chocolate you will surely enjoy this. I used fat free liquid coffee creamer for the cream (saved some calories and fat there). Loved the cardamom and vanilla, I added 1/2 a tsp of vanilla. Great comfort drink for sitting with a good book on a snowy afternoon and just enjoying life for awhile.