Belgian Hot Chocolate Recipes

BELGIAN HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Warm about one-third of the half-and-half or milk, with the chopped chocolates and salt, stirring until the chocolate is melted.
• Whisk in the remaining half-and-half or milk, heating until the mixture is warmed through. Add the cinnamon.
• Use a hand-held blender, or a whisk, and mix the hot chocolate until it's completely smooth. Serve very warm. Enjoy!
• At Wittamer, it's served with a poof of whipped cream and chocolate curls.

GOURMET BELGIAN HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Start off by mixing together the milk and the vanilla bean in a saucepan.
• Heat the milk on medium flame.
• Do so till you see the appearance of bubbles around the edge of the saucepan.
• Reduce flame.
• Add the chocolate pieces.
• Whisk occasionally, until melted.
• Remove from flame.
• Remove the vanilla bean.
• You may rinse, dry and save the vanilla bean to use later on in another recipe.
• If the milk is too thick, add some more milk to thin it.
• Just before serving, whisk the milk vigorously to create alot of foam.
• Serve with a smile!