Warm up with the best hot chocolate you’ll ever make

INGREDIENTS : 

9oz 70% dark chocolate, chopped

1 ½ cup whole milk

½ cup heavy cream

1 ½ Tbsp granulated sugar

Very small pinch of salt

Vanilla Cream

2 cups cream

1-2 vanilla beans or 1 tsp vanilla extract

2 Tbsp granulated sugar

For the vanilla cream:

• In a Large bowl add, heavy cream, granulated sugar and Vanilla.
• Mix with a hand mixer or whisk until stiff peaks form.
• Add to a piping bag fitted with a star tip and set aside.

For the hot chocolate: 

• In a medium pot over medium low heat; add whole milk, heavy cream and sugar.
• Whisk well, heat until steamy hot, then turn off the heat,
• Add the chopped chocolate and salt. whisk until the chocolate melts. Keep warm.
• In a small bowl pipe the whipped cream into a large mound.