Brazilian Hot Chocolate
This luscious Brazilian Hot Chocolate recipe is sweet, creamy and chocolaty - like a drinkable brigadeiro! Add a splash of cachaça (or your favorite liquor) and this kid favorite becomes the ultimate adult treat!
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 324kcal
Ingredients
- 2 4oz bars of 60-70% bittersweet baking bars/chocolate bars chopped
- 2 cups of full fat milk add more if you don't want your hot chocolate to be as thick and strong
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 sticks of cinnamon
- 1/4 cup sweet condensed milk or more to your taste if you like things sweeter
For Garnish
- Freshly whipped cream
- shaved chocolate
- pinch of ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Set a couple of spoonfulls of whipped cream aside to garnish your finished drink and add the rest of it to a sauce pan.
- Add the milk, and the cinnamon sticks to the sauce pan, and stir to combine.
- Over medium heat, bring this mixture to a simmer.
- When the milky mixture is simmering, add the chopped chocolate.
- Whisk gently until the chocolate has melted completely.
- Remove and discard the cinnamon sticks.
- Add 1/4 cup of condensed milk, whisk to combine and taste for sweeteness. If not sweet enough to your taste add the remaining condensed milk, incrementally, while taste testing along the way.
- After you reach your desired sweetness, pour the hot chocolate into cups.
- Add some of your favorite liquor (optional).
- Top it with fresh whipped cream, shaved chocolate and a pinch of cinnamon.
Bom Apetite!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 390mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 697IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 252mg | Iron: 2mg