{"id":41242,"date":"2017-12-09T04:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T09:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspicyperspective.com\/?p=41242"},"modified":"2019-04-17T15:54:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T19:54:07","slug":"french-hot-chocolate-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspicyperspective.com\/french-hot-chocolate-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"French Hot Chocolate Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"
This simple 5-ingredient French Hot Chocolate Recipe<\/strong>, AKA Drinking Chocolate, is a Parisian favorite and a must-make for the holidays!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a> It’s everywhere.<\/p>\n Cafes. Bakeries. Sandwich shops. Chocolatiers. Tea shops.<\/p>\n If you need a warm luxurious mug of French Hot Chocolate while in Paris, you can find one within a block or two, no doubt.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Luxury is the prominent feeling when experiencing French Hot Chocolate for the first time.<\/p>\n It’s not thin and\u00a0cocoa powder based, like most American hot chocolates.<\/p>\n The Parisian variation, known as Chocolat Chaud<\/em>, is most definitely a dense drinking chocolate. Thinner than chocolate fondue or liquid ganache… Yet not by much.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My French Hot Chocolate Recipe requires only five simple ingredients:<\/p>\n I tried using only milk, only half & half, and then only heavy cream, but found this combination of both whole milk and heavy cream provides just the right consistency to rival any mugful I tasted in Paris.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The key is to gently simmer and stir the ingredients until not a single unmelted speck of chocolate is present. The mixture must simmer until entirely smooth. Then it will thicken just a touch to the perfect velvety texture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This French Hot Chocolate Recipe is the perfect after dinner drink for your holiday feast.<\/p>\n Sip it by the fire for a romantic ending of a day (hopefully) filled with love and laughter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Love out drinking chocolate? Also try our decadent Drinking Caramel<\/a>!<\/p>\n
\nSeveral months ago I had the opportunity to spend a week in Paris<\/a> with a few friends. Traveling with a group of\u00a0sweet-tooths, and\u00a0noticed that hot chocolate is a thing<\/em> in Paris.<\/p>\n\n