Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Schnapps

Recipe courtesy of Michael Chiarello

Show: Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello

Episode: Christmas Tree Cutting Party

Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Schnapps

Name: Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Schnapps
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 quart milk (skim, 2 percent or whole) or half-and-half; 6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped (recommended: Scharffenberger); 9 ounces peppermint schnapps; Whipped cream, for serving; 6 peppermint sticks, for serving

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Level: Easy
Total: 10 min

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 5 min

Yield: 6 servings

Level: Easy
Total: 10 min

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 5 min

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

1 quart milk (skim, 2 percent or whole) or half-and-half

6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped (recommended: Scharffenberger)

9 ounces peppermint schnapps

Whipped cream, for serving

6 peppermint sticks, for serving

Directions

Heat 1 cup of the milk in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate, stirring constantly, until melted. When the chocolate has melted, increase heat to medium and add the remainder of the milk while whisking rapidly. Do not allow to boil.
Serve in small cups fortified with a jigger (1 1/2 ounces) of peppermint schnapps and a dollop of whipped cream. Add a peppermint stick to stir.
If transporting in a thermos, heat thermos up with hot water to get it warm for 1 minute. Pour water out and fill with hot chocolate.