Red Wine Hot Chocolate

Rich, dark hot chocolate with red wine

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 10

Makes: 2 small servings

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Ingredients

1/4 cup red wine (60 ml) (any kind you like to drink, I used a Shiraz)
115 gms dark chocolate, finely chopped (60% to 75% dark depending on your preference, or a mix of dark and bitter)
3/4th cup whole milk, at room temperature (190 ml)
2 to 3 tbsps water, at room temperature
1 to 2 tbsps caster sugar, depending on how sweet you want it
Whipped cream to serve, optional

Instructions

In a saucepan on low heat, combine the chocolate and wine. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes till the chocolate has melted. Stir constantly to prevent burning and take the pan off the heat every few seconds. The mixture will look fairly thick and glossy. If skipping the wine, see notes.
Pour in half the milk and stir to combine, then pour in the rest. Stir again (a silicone spatula is best), then add the water and sugar. Let it simmer for another couple of minutes. Taste and add more sugar if you like, or more milk/water to thin it out further.
Pour into two mugs (for small but satisfying servings, or just use one mug for a large and decadent serving!) and serve hot with whipped cream! As I said in the post above, the red wine flavour is subtle but adds depth to the hot chocolate. If you want a stronger flavour, add a splash more in before you drink it :) Leftovers can be cooled to room temperature and refrigerated for a day.

Notes

*Watch this hot chocolate come together on Instagram!

*You can also use chocolate chips if you don't have a bar of chocolate to chop up. Remember that chocolate chips will make the drink sweeter.

*If you want to skip the alcohol entirely, go ahead, it's still a great classic hot chocolate! In that case, skip to step 2 and melt the chocolate with half the milk, before proceeding with rest.

*Adapted very slightly from Saveur