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Creamy Hot Chocolate

Serves2
February 1999
  • 1/3 cup well-chilled heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 4 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream with sugar until it just holds stiff peaks.
  • Chop chocolate and reserve 2 teaspoons. In a small saucepan, heat milk with remaining chocolate over moderate heat, stirring, until it just comes to a simmer.
  • Pour hot chocolate into 2 large mugs and top with whipped cream and reserved chocolate.
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