One of the benefits of monsoon season is that you are highly encouraged to stay inside and spend some extra time with your loved ones. This recipe for red velvet hot chocolate makes the best of that extra time you have to spend. It is one of the more romantic recipes you can learn to prepare. Heat and chocolate have always gone hand in hand with romance, and the red velvet just takes things over the top. Be careful with this recipe, it’s potent.
Ingredients
1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate – chopped
1 ½ red food coloring
1 ½ red food coloring
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp red sand sugar
How To Make Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
- Heat the milk and cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Whisk in the chocolate.
- Stir until fully melted.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and red food coloring.
- Note: Add more food coloring as needed.
- Whip the cream in a mixer bowl with the sugar and vanilla extract.
- Serve the hot chocolate topped with whip cream and sprinkle with red sand sugar.
Trivia
Dark chocolate is considered to be a top tier post workout snack.