Hot Chocolate Bar (Giada)

By peridot728

Ingredients

• HOT CHOCOLATE:
• 4 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 cup sugar
• GARNISHES:
• Espresso shots
• 1 toffee candy bar, crumbled (recommended: Heath Bar)
• Mini marshmallows
• Cinnamon-Sugar, recipe follows
• CINNAMON-SUGAR: 1 vanilla bean
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from cookingchanneltv.com

Preparation

Step 1

Make the hot chocolate:
In a medium saucepan, heat 4 cups of the milk over low heat, being very careful not to let the milk boil. In a small bowl, mix together the cocoa, sugar, and the remaining 1/2 cup milk. Add the cocoa mixture to the warm milk, and continue to warm the cocoa until hot.
Pour into 4 mugs and serve along with the garnishes.

For the hot chocolate bar:
On a large serving tray, arrange the mugs of hot chocolate, a small pitcher of espresso shots, a bowl of crumbled toffee candy bar, a bowl of mini-marshmallows, and a bowl of Cinnamon-Sugar. Invite your guests to flavor and garnish their hot chocolate as they desire.

Cut the vanilla bean in half, lengthwise. Using the back of a knife, scrape along the inside of the vanilla bean to collect the seeds. Scrape vanilla bean seeds into a small bowl. Add sugar and cinnamon and stir to combine. Set aside in a small serving bowl.