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Bourbon Hot Chocolate

by Adrianna Adarme on Mar 17, 2017

Sometimes hot chocolate needs to have a little surprise. Warm up with this bourbon, almond, chocolate drink. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme of Fresh Tastes).
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Servings
Serves 2
Course
Beverage

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Christmas Cocktails

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups almond milk 
  • 2 tablespoon sugar 
  • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract 
  • 3 ounces semi-sweet or dark chocolate, melted + a teaspoon of grated chocolate for garnish
  • Pinch of salt 
  • 2 ounces bourbon (or more if you like!)
  • Whipped cream, for topping

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, set over medium low heat, add the milk, sugar, vanilla extract, melted chocolate and salt. Whisk until warmed and the chocolate dissolves completely. 
  2. Lastly, mix in the bourbon and give it a try. Add more bourbon if you like! Divide amongst mugs and top with a dollop of whipped cream.

This is me saying goodbye to winter sorta. The Northeast (and Northwest) is still feeling so chilly and cold and winter-y. I'm headed to Chicago and Detroit next week and as I gazed down at the weather report on my phone, the temperatures are still very winter-like! I figured we all probably need something chocolate-y and warm and maybe a little boozy, too, because winter seems like it's not ending any time soon.

A few years ago, I still made my hot chocolate with whole milk but now I'm pretty much strictly almond milk or coconut milk. (I LOVE the thickness that coconut milk provides.)

The older I get, the more and more I steer clear of drinking dairy. (I will never give up butter in my baked goods.) Almond milk is now my flavor preference, too. I like the nutty flavor and thin viscosity. The chocolate definitely thickens it up a bit. And the bourbon works so nicely with the chocolate. It makes me want to make a bourbon and chocolate cake ASAP. Maybe that'll be my next recipe on here! :)

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Adrianna Adarme

Adrianna Adarme is an author, enthusiastic home cook and food blogger who lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2009 she started her blog, A Cozy Kitchen, which has become a place people visit to hear entertaining anecdotes about daily life and to find delicious, comforting recipes from Adrianna's kitchen. A Cozy Kitchen has garnered attention from various publications and blogs, including features and write-ups from The Los Angeles Times, Refinery29, Saveur Magazine, Oh Joy, Rachel Zoe's Zoe Report and NBC Latino.

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