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Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

Recipe by becky

  • Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield2 portions (approx. 180 ml each) 1x

A festive gingerbread hot chocolate recipe made with dark chocolate, whole milk, and spices.

Ingredients

Scale

Hot chocolate:

320 milliliters whole milk (1 1/3 cups)
1 cinnamon stick
45 grams fresh ginger, sliced into 1/4-inch slices (2-inch piece fresh ginger)
1/2 teaspoon juniper berries
5 whole cloves
1/4 teaspoon grated whole nutmeg
75 grams chopped dark chocolate (1/2 cup)

Optional garnishes:

Honey or ginger syrup, for added sweetness
Whipped cream, or coconut whipped cream
Shaved or grated dark chocolate
Ground cinnamon
Grated fresh ginger or grated nutmeg
Homemade gingerbread cookies

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, combine milk, cinnamon stick, sliced ginger, juniper berries, whole cloves, and grated nutmeg. Bring to a gentle simmer over low heat. Simmer for one minute.

Spices and milk in a saucepan

Remove saucepan from heat. Cover and allow mixture to steep for at least 30 minutes, or up to 1 hour.

Infusing spices into whole milk in a pan on the stovetop

Pass the infused milk through a fine mesh strainer. Discard the spices.

A strainer with whole spices

Infused milk in a bowl

Rewarm the milk over low heat. Whisk in the chopped dark chocolate, stirring gently until completely melted.

A pan with milk on the stovetop

Whisking chocolate into milk in a pan

Remove from heat. Pour into mugs and garnish as desired.

Two mugs of gingerbread hot chocolate

Serve immediately.

 

Equipment

Find it online: https://bastecutfold.com/gingerbread-hot-chocolate-recipe/

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