Description
A rich and creamy red hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and red sanding sugar.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon red gel food coloring (use more or less, to get the color you want)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon red sand sugar
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and cream over medium heat.
- Gradually add the chopped chocolate and stir until it is completely melted.
- Stir in the red food coloring and the vanilla extract. Add more food coloring if needed, until you get the red you are looking for.
- In a mixer bowl, whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla extract.
- Serve the hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with red sanding sugar.
Notes
- For a darker red, add more food coloring as desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Beverages
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 90mg