Today I am sharing a recipe for French Hot Chocolate based on Cafe Angelina’s recipe, and a poem about love. We might live in a crazy, mixed-up world, where little makes sense, but that is no reason to forget simple pleasures in life, like love and good hot chocolate. In fact, I’d say it’s all the more reason to embrace these things. Take time out to read this short but lovely poem about love, which I’ve illustrated with scenes in Paris. Then enjoy the hot chocolate with the one you love.
Come watch the rain with me,
And as it pours over our shoulders,
And beats atop our heads,
Let it be said,
That the rain confirmed our love.
by Samara Kae Gibbs
French Hot Chocolate
Yield: 2 large, intense cups of hot chocolate or 4 more reasonably-sized cups
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 8 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder (optional, but delicious. Will intensify chocolate flavor)
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, at least 70%, chopped*
- Giant bowl of whipped cream, for serving
Directions:
In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, whisk together the whole milk, heavy cream, powdered sugar, and espresso powder until small bubbles appear around edges. Do not allow the mixture to boil.
Remove saucepan from heat and stir the chopped chocolate until melted, returning the sauce to low heat if needed for the chocolate to melt completely. Serve warm, topped with lots of whipped cream.
Choose the best quality chocolate you can, such as Guittard, Ghiradelli, or Godiva, as the flavor carries the drink.
Salut !