Homemade Beignets with French Hot Chocolate
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Pipe marshmallow fluff onto the rim of a cup.
- 2Torch the marshmallow fluff until toasted.
- 3Pour hot chocolate into the cup.
- 4Add a scoop of whipped cream to the hot chocolate.
- 5Dip a beignet into the hot chocolate.
- 6Combine yeast and warm milk in a measuring cup and let it activate.
- 7Pour the yeast mixture into a stand mixer bowl.
- 8Add butter to the bowl.
- 9Add eggs to the bowl.
- 10Add vanilla extract to the bowl.
- 11Add flour to the bowl.
- 12Mix the ingredients in the stand mixer until a dough forms.
- 13Transfer the dough to a bowl.
- 14Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a cloth and let the dough rise.
- 15Punch down the risen dough.
- 16Roll out the dough on a floured surface.
- 17Cut the dough into squares using a pizza cutter.
- 18Unwrap a bar of dark chocolate.
- 19Chop the dark chocolate into small pieces.
- 20Pour milk into a pot.
- 21Add cocoa powder to the milk.
- 22Add sugar to the pot.
- 23Whisk the ingredients in the pot.
- 24Add chopped dark chocolate to the pot.
- 25Add chocolate shavings to the pot.
- 26Whisk the hot chocolate mixture until smooth.
- 27Pour the hot chocolate into a pitcher.
- 28Fry the beignet dough in hot oil.
- 29Flip the beignets to cook evenly.
- 30Remove fried beignets from the oil and drain excess oil.
Ingredients
- yeast
- warm milk
- butter
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- flour
- Ghirardelli Intense Dark 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate
- milk
- cocoa powder
- sugar
- marshmallow fluff
- homemade whipped cream
- chocolate shavings
- powdered sugar
- oil
Equipment
piping bagblow torchice cream scoopmixing bowlstand mixerrolling pinpizza cuttercutting boardpotwhiskpitcherfryertongsslotted spoon
Tips
- Serve the beignets warm with a generous snowfall of powdered sugar and dip them into the hot chocolate for the perfect pairing.
- The hot chocolate can be topped with marshmallow fluff, homemade whipped cream, and chocolate shavings.
- Beignets should be soft, warm, and pillowy in the middle, perfectly golden, and slightly chewy on the outside.
- The French hot chocolate should be thick, rich, velvety, and decadent.
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