Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe - Laura Vitale - Laura in the Kitchen Episode 249

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water is a budget-friendly option.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

Chop bittersweet and milk chocolate roughly.

Warm heavy cream and whole milk just below boiling point in a saucepan.

Add chopped chocolate, sugar, instant espresso powder, and a small amount of vanilla extract to the warm milk and cream mixture.

Let the mixture sit for about a minute.

Whisk the mixture together until smooth.

Put the mixture back on the stove for about a minute to heat it up more.

Ladle the hot chocolate into mugs and top with whipped cream.

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