This
Croatian traditional hot chocolate is great for every season. A rich wonderful chocolate
flavor and definitely
a treat worth trying!
You can even serve it cold or frozen during the summer time.
Ingredients:
2 cups Homo
milk (whole milk)
5
oz (150 g) dark bittersweet cooking chocolate
3 teaspoons vanilla sugar 1 cinnamon stick
1 small whole chili
pepper (or use pinch of chili pepper powder)
2 teaspoons brown
sugar
1/2 cup whipping
cream 2 tablespoons Amaretto cream
liqueur (Irish cream or Kahlua are fine) 2 teaspoons grated chocolate (cocoa or
cinnamon powder are fine)
Preparation:
In a medium
saucepan combine milk, 2 tsp vanilla sugar, brown sugar,
cinnamon stick and chili pepper.
Use medium heat and bring to
boil
stirring occasionally.
Whip 1/2 cup whipping cream
with 1 tablespoon Amaretto cream liqueur and 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar.
Cover and
refrigerate.
Break chocolate in smaller
chunks and add to the hot milk
mixture. Lover the heat, add 1 tablespoon of Amaretto liqueur and cook
slowly until all chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
Remove
cinnamon stick and chili pepper.
Serve hot in large mugs topped
with
whipped cream.
Sprinkle lightly with grated
chocolate or any other
topping you prefer.
