Whether yous whip it upwards on the stove operate yesteryear or inwards the wearisome cooker, this combination of chocolate, milk, too 1/2-&-1/2 makes the BEST Hot Chocolate ... tried, taste-tested too menage unit of measurement approved.
Well making that batch of caramel-infused hot chocolate inspired our 6-year-old immature adult woman too me to wonder, merely what does brand upwards the BEST mug of hot chocolate? Is it the good-old packets of powdered mix yous purchase inwards the box at the grocery store? Or homemade hot chocolate mix?
Or, is it truly homemade hot chocolate made alongside melted chocolate too milk? If it's the really homemade kind, does the type of chocolate brand a difference? What virtually the milk should it live on all milk, or all cream? Or a combination of the two?
So alongside all these questions inwards our minds, Little Miss H. too I laid upwards virtually doing some testing too tasting.
First nosotros mixed upwards mugs of hot chocolate made alongside store-bought powdered mix, our own homemade hot chocolate mix, too hot chocolate alongside simmered milk too melted semi-sweet chocolate.
Now piece nosotros sure wouldn't plow whatever of the mugs down, the simmered-on-the-stove, made-with-melted-chocolate mug was the clear hands-down winner. It had a much richer, much "clearer" chocolate season than those made alongside powdered mixes.
So ane time nosotros had determined that making your ain hot chocolate alongside milk too actual chocolate was the best road to go, nosotros laid upwards out to come across if the type of milk too the type of chocolate brand a difference.
The brusk answer to this question? YES ... the type of milk too the type of chocolate brand a pretty large difference.
Again, piece nosotros sure wouldn't plow downwards whatever of the mugs nosotros tried, hither are our findings on what nosotros tested too what makes the best hot chocolate:
Type of Milk
What nosotros tested: whole milk, 1/2-&-1/2, heavy cream, too dissimilar combinations of each
Best result: a combination of virtually one-half whole milk too virtually one-half 1/2-&-1/2
Our findings: Whole milk lone was sure good, but was made fifty-fifty meliorate yesteryear mixing it inwards combination alongside 1/2-&-1/2. Heavy cream was a flake likewise thick too rich, both lone too inwards combination. We liked the whole milk too 1/2-&-1/2 together best!
Type of Chocolate
What nosotros tested: all milk chocolate, all semi-sweet chocolate, too a mixture of milk chocolate too semi-sweet chocolate together
Best result: all milk chocolate
Our findings: We liked the version made alongside all milk chocolate the best. For a to a greater extent than nighttime chocolate taste, a mix of 1 loving cup milk chocolate chips + 1/2 loving cup semi-sweet chocolate chips tin sack live on used ... which nosotros did like, merely non every bit good every bit the all-milk-chocolate. While yous tin sack sure brand this alongside semi-sweet chocolate chips lone if you'd like, nosotros weren't fond of the flavor.
But for me, experimentation is what nutrient too cooking is all about! ... I encourage yous to role this recipe every bit a base of operations too endeavor out dissimilar combinations to come across what your BEST hot chocolate is.
Happy sipping!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 c. whole milk
- 2 c. 1/2 & 1/2
- 8 oz. (1 1/2 c.) milk chocolate chips*
- 1 T. confectioners' sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- pinch salt
- mini marshmallows or whipped cream for garnish
- Place milk too 1/2 & 1/2 inwards a saucepan or Dutch oven. Heat over medium estrus until simmering.
- Remove pot from the estrus too add together the milk chocolate chips, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, too salt. Reduce estrus to low, supply pot to the heat, too whisk until the chocolate is fully melted.
- Spoon into mugs too operate yesteryear each mug alongside marshmallows or whipped cream, if desired.
Slow Cooker Directions
- Place milk, 1/2 & 1/2, milk chocolate chips, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, too common salt inwards a wearisome cooker. Cook on LOW setting for 2 - iii hours until creamy too all chocolate chips are melted, stirring virtually every thirty minutes.
- Spoon into mugs too operate yesteryear each mug alongside marshmallows or whipped cream, every bit desired.
- Keep warm for several hours alongside the wearisome cooker on the WARM or LOW setting. Leftovers tin sack live on stored inwards the fridge too reheated later on on the stove operate yesteryear or inwards the microwave.
*We tested alongside milk chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, too a combination of the two. We similar milk chocolate chips the best. If you'd similar a to a greater extent than nighttime chocolate taste, role 1 c. milk chocolate chips + 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips. While yous tin sack sure brand this alongside semi-sweet chocolate chips lone if you'd like, nosotros weren't fond of the flavor.
Enjoy!
Please savor these other hot chocolate drinks from ...
Slow Cooker Caramel Hot Chocolate
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
Peppermint Patty Hot Chocolate
Hot Chocolate Martini
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