I found an American recipe for “Starbucks hot chocolate” and decided to try it. I thought it was too bitter for the sugary Brazilian taste. So I mixed it with another recipe I had and made this delicious chocolate to enjoy the end of winter, which, by the way, is already late (I hate the cold!).
This recipe starts with a Syrup de chocolate (chocolate syrup) which to make just heat:
2 tablespoons of chocolate powder
4 tablespoons of sugar (if you think you need more, add it at the end)
1/4 cup of water
Let it boil. It will bubble and rise a lot, when it starts to drop, turn off the heat. Add a cup of whole milk and 2 tablespoons of cream. When serving, add whipped cream and decorate with sprinkled cinnamon.
This chocolate isn’t really thick because I hate starch in chocolate. But if you want, you can add a dessert spoon of starch dissolved in the milk. Or you can double the recipe and let it reduce at the end, which also thickens (in this case, without the starch).
If you want to watch the cute video of this recipe, go here: https://youtu.be/XiLEyW4kJZQ or press play:
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