Sipping Hot Chocolate Recipe

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 My travels through the Mediterranean led me to Barcelona, Spain where on a rainy morning my husband and I ventured out onto Las Ramblas to look for a quaint breakfast spot. We had heard about the famous "Spanish sipping chocolate" and were eager to taste some.

We found a lovely little shop off Las Ramblas. And believe me, the sipping chocolate had us in epicurean ecstasy!  They served it with fresh hot churros. The chocolate itself was so thick and rich that you needed a spoon to eat it once you had finished using the churros.

The first thing I did, once we returned to Alberta, was to try and duplicate this delicious drink. I have come pretty close by adding a few of my own ingredients to achieve the same almost pudding-like consistency.

Here is the recipe:

Serves 4 - 6 in teacups.

Ingredients:

One whole, large plain dark chocolate bar such as Lindt or Cadburry. Broken into small pieces.
2 Tbsp Cocoa powder
4 Tbsp Instant chocolate milk powder
1 tsp  cinnamon powder
2 Cups milk
1 1/2  tsps Cornstarch mixed with some milk to create a paste

Dissolve cocoa powder and instant chocolate milk powder in 1/4 cup of milk. Place mixture in pot. Place pot on stove and heat on high until mixture starts warming up. Remove from heat. Add remainder of milk and stir well. Put half of the chocolate pieces into pot and place on stove top once again. Heat on medium. Stir constantly until chocolate pieces melt. Add remainder of chocolate pieces and repeat. Once chocolate pieces have dissolved, add cinnamon, stir well. Remove from heat and add cornstarch mixture stir well with a whisk. Return to heat and continue to stir with a whisk until chocolate drink has thickened to a consistency similar to a chocolate fondue. Serve with lady fingers cookies. Enjoy!
~ Monique

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