A Hot Chocolate Kiss

Well , i am back from the culinary dead , so to speak.
Yes, i have actually been cooking but NOT posting which i know is a very bad cyber-infraction in the world of blogging.
A certain Kiss of Death to readership .
But i AM a Mommy and well , that's the way it goes sometimes.
Baby takes all.

So , in a small attempt to redeem myself i offer up this to-die-for recipe for homemade Hot Chocolate.
Go ahead, treat yourself AND the kiddies.
You can thank me later...

Classic Hot Chocolate (adapted from Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Herme)

2 cups whole milk

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup sugar

4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted

Bring the milk, water and sugar to the boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add the chocolate and, stirring with a whisk, heat the mixture until one bubble pops on the surface. Pull the saucepan from the heat and whip the hot chocolate for about 1 minute with an immersion blender or in a regular blender. Serve immediately in large cups or pour into a container to cool. (The hot chocolate can be made up to 2 days ahead and kept tightly covered in the refrigerator.)

To reheat the chilled chocolate, pour it into a medium saucepan, set the pan over low heat and cook, stirring gently, just until the first bubble pops. Remove the pan from the heat, whip the chocolate for a minute with the immersion blender (or in a blender) and serve.

To make Cold Hot Chocolate (something you might want to do if it ever gets warm again): Cool the hot chocolate, then chill it. When the chocolate is cold, stir in 1/4 cup cold water, then whip the cold chocolate for a minute with an immersion blender or in a blender. For each serving, put 1 to 2 ice cubes in a tall glass and pour over the chocolate. Serve with straws.

Makes 2 servings. Can be doubled or tripled !

mmmmmmmmmmm, mmmmmmmm, Enjoy.