French Hot Chocolate

Directions

• Start by thinly chopping 100g of dark chocolate.
• Once the pieces are roughly the same size, set the chocolate aside and pour 500 ml of whole milk into a sauce pan on your stove.
• Add two cinnamon sticks and a little vanilla extract then turn the heat on the medium and begin whisking.
• Cook, stirring frequently, until the milk starts to boil and he cinnamon has infused it’s flavour into the milk. This will take roughly 10 minutes.
• Remove the cinnamon sticks, turn off the heat and add 1 tbsp of high quality cocoa powder.
• Whisk to incorporate the powder into the milk, then remove from the stovetop and strain the mixture through a sieve.
• Return the strained mixture to the stove with the heat still turned off.
• Add about a tsp of sugar (or more if you want it sweeter) as well as a pinch of salt.
• This is really important as it will enhance the flavour of the chocolate which you can add next.
• Turn the heat back on and stir until the chocolate has completely melted.
• If you like it thicker, keep cooking for a few more minutes until it reaches your desired consistency or simply remove from the heat and serve immediately.
• Your French Hot Chocolate is ready!