Jan 09 2008
Quick Mexican Hot Chocolate
Just because we could…
- Mexican Hot Chocolate
It was very, very cold (and we were very wet) when we got in from BSL the other night, and we still had full cream milk left over from the Budino di Ciocolatto, so we decided to whip ourselves up a couple of Mexican Hot Chocolates.
Now we didn’t have any (fresh or UHT) whipped cream to top them with, nor any wanky glass hot chocolate glasses (something to put on the wish list) but we figured, hey, we’re in this for the warmth anyway, right? We also didn’t have the called for Hot Chocolate mix, so in fact ours was Mexican Cocoa- probably more authentic anyway!
Trouble was, the volumes given in the recipe clearly called for said wanky glasses (rather than big tea mugs) and a good 1/3 total volume of cream. Because we ended up with only a half mug each of hot chocolate.
But what hot chocolate! The Kahlua was detectable but not cloying. And the cinnamon stick ‘drinking straws’, which I’d nearly made Dougal forgo as a ludicrous waste of money, were absolutely necessary as they imparted a warm, comforting aroma that filled the nose and warmed the tum.
We will definitely be making these again. With wanky glasses, fresh cream, and lots more hot chocolate. Pictures when we do.
