# French Hot Chocolate

A recipe for making French hot chocolate with vanilla cream and croissants.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 9 oz 70% dark chocolate
- 1.5 cup whole milk
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
- 1.5 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 cups cream
- 1 vanilla beans or vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 croissants

## Instructions

1. Chop 9 oz of 70% dark chocolate.
2. In a large bowl, mix 2 cups of cream, 1-2 vanilla beans (or 1 tsp vanilla extract), and 2 tbsp of granulated sugar until stiff peaks form.
3. Transfer the vanilla cream to a piping bag fitted with a star tip and set aside.
4. In a medium pot over medium-low heat, add 1 ½ cups of whole milk, ½ cup of heavy cream, and 1 ½ tbsp of granulated sugar.
5. Whisk well and heat until steamy hot.
6. Turn off the heat and add the chopped chocolate and a very small pinch of salt.
7. Whisk until the chocolate melts and keep warm.
8. Pipe whipped cream into a large mound in a small bowl.
9. Serve the hot chocolate with the whipped cream and croissants.

## Equipment

- knife
- whisk
- piping bag
- star tip
- medium pot
- small bowl
- large bowl
- hand mixer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C24weOmVHqA
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4b36686c-f7ef-49c0-adce-e40ea7b70102
- Extracted: 2025-01-12

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