Classic hot chocolate with whipped cream

Name: Classic hot chocolate with whipped cream
Prep time: 600 s
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 Servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 100 g bittersweet chocolate; 600 ml milk; 2 star anise; 4 cloves; 100 ml whipping cream; 2 tsp chocolate shavings

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Difficulty

Easy 👌

min.

Preparation

min.

Baking

min.

Resting

Ingredients

Servings:-2+

100 g	bittersweet chocolate
600 ml	milk
2	star anise
4	cloves
100 ml	whipping cream
2 tsp	chocolate shavings

Metric

Imperial

How-To Videos

How to create chocolate shavings

How to chop chocolate

Utensils

cutting board
knife
small saucepan
tea egg
measuring cup
hand mixer with beaters

Nutrition per serving

Cal
556

Protein
16g

Fat
37g

Carb
40g

Step 1/4

100 g bittersweet chocolate

cutting board
knife

Roughly chop chocolate.

Step 2/4

Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add star anise, cloves using a tea egg. Then add chopped chocolate and stir gently until dissolved. Leave to simmer for approx. 5 – 10 min. Stir occasionally.

600 ml milk
2 star anise
4 cloves

small saucepan
tea egg

Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add star anise, cloves using a tea egg. Then add chopped chocolate and stir gently until dissolved. Leave to simmer for approx. 5 – 10 min. Stir occasionally.

Step 3/4

In the meantime, beat cream in a measuring cup using a hand mixer with beaters until stiff.

100 ml whipping cream

measuring cup
hand mixer with beaters

In the meantime, beat cream in a measuring cup using a hand mixer with beaters until stiff.

Step 4/4

2 tsp chocolate shavings

Remove star anise and cloves from hot chocolate. Pour into cups and top off with a dollop of whipped cream. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings and enjoy!