Brazilian Hot Chocolate
This luscious Brazilian Hot Chocolate recipe is sweet, creamy and chocolaty - like a drinkable brigadeiro! Add a splash of cachaça (or your favorite liquor) and this kid favorite becomes the ultimate adult treat!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 4oz bars of 60-70% bittersweet baking bars/chocolate bars (chopped)
- 2 cups of full fat milk (add more if you don't want your hot chocolate to be as thick and strong)
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 sticks of cinnamon
- 1/4 cup sweet condensed milk (or more to your taste if you like things sweeter)
- Freshly whipped cream
- shaved chocolate
- pinch of ground cinnamon
Instructions
- 1
Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Set a couple of spoonfulls of whipped cream aside to garnish your finished drink and add the rest of it to a sauce pan.
- 2
Add the milk, and the cinnamon sticks to the sauce pan, and stir to combine.
- 3
Over medium heat, bring this mixture to a simmer.
- 4
When the milky mixture is simmering, add the chopped chocolate.
- 5
Whisk gently until the chocolate has melted completely.
- 6
Remove and discard the cinnamon sticks.
- 7
Add 1/4 cup of condensed milk, whisk to combine and taste for sweeteness. If not sweet enough to your taste add the remaining condensed milk, incrementally, while taste testing along the way.
- 8
After you reach your desired sweetness, pour the hot chocolate into cups.
- 9
Add some of your favorite liquor (optional).
- 10
Top it with fresh whipped cream, shaved chocolate and a pinch of cinnamon.