Polar Express Hot Chocolate Recipe
The Polar Express hot chocolate recipe is a perfect drink for the winter as it is creamy, thick & sweet! Binge-watch your favourite movies with a cup of hot chocolate.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Whisk
- Mugs
Ingredients
- 2.25 Cup Of Dark Chocolate Finely Chopped
- 3 Cups Of Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 Cups Of whole Milk
- 8 tbsp Of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 Cup Of Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 tsp Of Vanilla Extract
- Toppings Of Your Choice
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add heavy cream (half of it) and slowly whisk in the unsweetened cocoa powder. Keep stirring until it is mixed well. This might take a few minutes to combine the cocoa powder with the heavy cream.
- Next, add the chopped dark chocolate, milk, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract and the remaining heavy cream. Stir well to mix everything.
- Keep cooking on low to medium heat until the dark chocolate is completely melted and all the ingredients are combined well.
- Keep stirring in between to make sure the mixture doesn't stick at the bottom of the saucepan.
- Mix continuously until the mixture bubbles and has reached the desired thick consistency.
- Your Polar Express hot chocolate is ready! Just serve it with your preferred toppings like marshmallows, chocolate shavings, whipped cream, chocolate syrup, etc.
Notes
- If your hot chocolate tends to become too thick, then you can add a few tablespoons of milk and stir to achieve your decided consistency.
- Use chocolates of good quality so that they melt nicely and have a nice flavour and texture as well.
- Always use heavy whipping cream to make this recipe because it will give it a creamy, thick and rich texture.
- There are plenty of topping options that you can use, such as chocolate chips, candy canes, milk chocolate shavings, cocoa powder, etc.
- Do not add all the ingredients in one go! It's necessary for you to follow the steps mentioned above. Otherwise, lumps will be formed, and the texture will not be the same.