French Hot Chocolate is a decadently thick and creamy hot chocolate also known as Parisian Hot Chocolate or Chocolat Chaud. It's made with heavy cream and dark chocolate, so it's a perfect treat for special treats!
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This French Hot Chocolate is the ultimate recipe for all you die hard chocolate fans out there. I mean have you ever dreamt of having a fountain of chocolate? Well, this is kind of better, because this is like drinking a thick river of dark chocolate. Okay, that sounds weird. Weird but totally awesome! 😀
It's like a chocolate hug. It seeps through you enveloping you into a warm hug that totally tastes and smells like chocolate. I'm just so weird right? Please keep being friends with me. Lol.
French Hot Chocolate is unlike any other recipe you'll have ever tried. It's not made from cocoa powder. Instead it's made from real chocolate and heavy cream is also used to give it a thick consistency. It also has a very intense, rich flavor.
About this Dreamy Beverage
This is a very indulgent drink, with a few ingredients. Since we're only using a handful of ingredients in this recipe, it's essential to use good quality ingredients. We want the chocolate to shine here, so I would strongly recommend using a high quality dark chocolate. I used Lindt Dark Chocolate (70%).
To bring out the flavor of the chocolate even more, add a teaspoon of instant coffee or espresso powder. It won't taste of coffee I promise.
What You Need
You only need 4 ingredients to make this delicious, soul warming hot chocolate...so use good quality ingredients please:
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee or espresso powder
- 4 oz chocolate
How To Make It
- Start by chopping the dark chocolate into chunks. We don't need to go too fine because it's just going to melt anyway.
- Then in a medium saucepan, combine the milk and heavy cream, and gently heat. Add the coffee and whisk well.
- Finally add the chopped dark chocolate and continuously whisk until the chocolate has completely melted and the hot chocolate is a thick mixture.
Expert Tips & Tricks
- Use good quality dark chocolate. I used Lindt, but any high quality brand such as Godiva or Ghirardelli should work great too. You may go for milk chocolate if that's your liking, but dark chocolate brings out the most intense flavor.
- Always keep the heat medium low while making hot chocolate. We don't want the milk and cream to boil, just simmering is good.
- You may skip the coffee if you want, but it does intensify the chocolate flavor in this French Hot Chocolate.
Enjoy!!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee or espresso powder
- 4 ounces dark chocolate I used Lindt 70% - See notes
Instructions
- Gently heat the milk and heavy cream in a medium sized saucepan, and then add the coffee and dark chocolate.
- Continuously whisk until the dark chocolate completely melts and the French Hot chocolate thickens. We don’t want to boil this mixture, so keep the heat medium low.
- Remove from heat, and pour into mugs and serve immediately.
- Leftover French Hot Chocolate can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
- You may use any kind of chocolate you like, but dark chocolate lends the most intense flavour to this French Hot chocolate. I used Lindt 70% dark chocolate but Ghiradelli or Godiva are great options too.
- Always keep the heat medium low while making hot chocolate. We don't want the milk and cream to boil, just simmering is good.
- You may skip the coffee if you want, but it does intensify the chocolate flavor in this French Hot Chocolate.
YOU ARE ASKING: I mean have you ever dreamt of having a fountain of chocolate?
Me -I dream of chochlate day & night. Your recipe seems decadant & wonderful
Wajeeha, it looks perfect and tasty! Can’t wait to have this anytime of the day, love it!
It looks almost like a pudding. So decadent and delicious. I've never tried French hot chocolate before so I think I have to make this!
Such a perfect treat for this cooler weather! Will be trying this weekend... can't wait!
It sounds rich and delicious! I love that it uses dark chocolate.
I can't think of anything better than coffee in my hot chocolate. This french hot chocolate has me wishing I had a cup of this right now.
As soon as the weather here in Italy gets colder (perhaps with some snow on the ground!), I'm going straight out to buy some dark chocolate! This looks heavenly!
French hot chocolate (like Spanish, which is similar) is such a classic for colder weather, rich and properly chocolatey unlike the instant versions. Looks good!