We partnered with blogger Kayleigh Kosmas for this Black Forest Hot Chocolate recipe! She writes:
The tea’s chocolate and cherry flavors aren’t overpowered in the hot chocolate–instead, you get a nice, subtle taste of black forest in every sip. It’s a black tea, too, and I very much appreciate the little caffeine kick now that the days are shorter and I have trouble staying awake past 5 pm. This hot chocolate is super rich thanks to the melted chocolate I stir in, so I like to keep the other flavors on the subtle side. But feel free to add a few more tea bags when you infuse the milk for even more black forest flavor! The same goes for the whipped cream–I only used a couple tea bags to infuse the cream because I didn’t want it to turn “tea” colored, but for a stronger flavor you can always use more. The lesson here is that you can’t go wrong with chocolate, cherry and vanilla. Mmm.
Black Forest Hot Chocolate
This recipe is brought to you by Kayleigh Kosmas of Oh Honey.
IngredientsFor the hot chocolate
For the whipped cream
|
DirectionsFor the hot chocolate Preheat oven to 325º F.
For the whipped cream Heat the cream in a pot over medium low heat, submerging the tea bags, until the cream is very hot but not quite simmering. Remove from heat and steep 20 minutes. Discard tea bags and chill until very cold. Add sugar and whip until the cream holds soft peaks. |