Southern Hot Chocolate
Recipe: #6496
September 12, 2012
Categories: Beverages, Alcohol, North American, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Entertaining, New Years, Sunday Dinner, Winter, more
"This was sent to me years ago from a friend who lived in Kentucky ... Hence, using Kentucky Bourbon in the recipe. Well, this is a fantastic recipe. Perfect for those cold Winter nights."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (256.5 g)
- Calories 573.7
- Total Fat - 40.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 24.3 g
- Cholesterol - 38.8 mg
- Sodium - 463 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 49.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.5 g
- Sugars - 25.3 g
- Protein - 4.6 g
- Calcium - 105.9 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 9.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Base ... Add the milk, half and half, and sugar to a pot and bring to a light boil. Then reduce the heat to medium low, and cook 3-4 minutes.
Step 2
Chocolate ... Add the chocolate, vanilla, salt, and stir to combine. Cook just another couple of minutes to heat through. Remove from the heat and stir in the bourbon.
Step 3
Serve ... Pour into individual mugs and garnish with marshmallows and orange strips.
Tips
No special items needed.