Italian Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:

• 100g chopped dark chocolate (good quality)
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetend
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 2 cups (500ml) milk + 2 tbsp
• 4 tsp corn starch
• 1 small pinch smoked salt or regular
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup Wabanaki Bourbon Barrel Aged Maple Syrup
• 1 tsp maple or vanilla extract

 

Directions:

• Blend whipped cream with maple syrup and maple extract until quite stiff. Spread evenly over parchment in 9x9 pan and put in freezer for at least 30 minutes

• Add the milk to a saucepan and add the chopped chocolate, cocoa powder and sugar. Heat the mixture, over medium heat, stirring occasionally until all the chocolate and sugar has melted.

• Mix the corn starch with 2 tbsp of milk then add it to the chocolate milk.

• Stir the hot chocolate until thick and smooth.

• Remove whipped cream from freezer and cut into cubes or desired shape.

• Pour your hot chocolate into mugs, add a small pinch of salt, top with frozen whipped cream and enjoy!