The weather has finally, finally turned cold in Texas {at least for the current hour} and I thought the only way to celebrate was to make some hot chocolate! But not just any hot chocolate, nope. Thick, rich, creamy Italian style hot chocolate. And I may or may not have added like a shot of bourbon to this. Ooops. Sorry not sorry, y'all. Tis the season after all!
Would you believe me if I said this hot chocolate only requires 3 ingredients? 4 if you decide to spike it. It's so simple and it's without a doubt the best hot chocolate you'll ever have! I have often pondered the mystery of thick American chocolate milk and runny American hot cocoa, and honestly I still haven't figured out why that is. This homemade, stove-top hot chocolate is better than anything you can make from mixing a packet with hot water, and it's sinfully thick and chocolatey. Seriously, think stove-top pudding before it thickens. And, to be completely honest, if you refrigerate this it pretty much turns into pudding, so. Point proven. 😉
I chose to spike my hot chocolate with bourbon, because I already had it in my house and I'm a firm believer in shopping your own pantry {or liquor cabinet, in this case}, but of course you can spike this with whatever you'd like! And in case you're wondering if this is the same bottle I used to make these Chocolate Bourbon Cake Shots like 2 years ago, yeaaaaah it is. Takes me awhile to go through these things, in case you haven't noticed. 😉 If you wanna be really Italian, you can add in some amaretto or Marsala and I'm sure it would be delicious. But anything you add will be tasty! I mean, can you really go wrong with chocolate and alcohol? I don't think so.
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2½ cups skim milk
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- bourbon or desired alcohol, to taste
- In a medium saucepan, heat 2¼ cups of the milk and the chocolate chips over medium-high heat.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining ¼ cup of milk with the cornstarch until smooth.
- When the chocolate is smooth and melted, whisk in the milk + cornstarch mixture and let everything come to a low boil.
- Remove pan from heat, and whisk in the alcohol. Divide the hot chocolate into two mugs, and top with whipped cream. Enjoy immediately!
Amanda says
Oh wow, this sounds delicious! Perfect for a cold night- yummy!