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Red wine hot cocoa recipe

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Red Wine Hot Chocolate

Recipe by becky

  • Total Time10 minutes
  • Yield1-2 servings 1x

An easy red wine hot chocolate recipe made with whole milk, chopped dark chocolate, and your favorite red wine.

Ingredients

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180 milliliters whole milk (3/4 cup)
120 milliliters red wine, such as cabernet or merlot (1/2 cup)
1 teaspoon granulated sugar, or to taste
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Pinch fine sea salt
75 grams good-quality chopped dark chocolate, or chocolate callets (1/2 cup; 2 2/3 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Red wine marshmallows, optional, to garnish


Instructions

In a small saucepan, warm whole milk, red wine, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, and fine sea salt over medium heat, stirring gently until cocoa powder dissolves.

Chocolate and milk simmering in a pan on the stovetop

Add the chopped dark chocolate. Simmer over medium heat, whisking gently, for 1-2 minutes or until chocolate melts.

Red wine hot chocolate in a pan on the stovetop

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.

Pour red wine hot chocolate into mugs. Serve immediately, accompanied by red wine marshmallows.

Garnishing red wine hot chocolate with homemade marshmallows

 

Notes

As written, this recipe will make two small mugs of hot chocolate, or one large mug. Recipe can be doubled or tripled to serve a larger group.

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