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Seductive Hot Chocolate with Merlot and Cayenne
George Bryant
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Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
15
minutes
mins
Servings
4
Ingredients
1 cup coconut milk
4 ounces pure dark chocolate
chopped (ghiradelli unsweetened chocolate bars for baking)
3-4 tablespoons honey
more to taste
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/8
teaspoon
sea salt
just a pinch of: ground cloves & cayenne pepper
1/3
cup
merlot or other rich red wine such as burgundy
optional
Instructions
Place a medium sized
sauce pot
onto medium heat.
Warm Coconut milk to a simmer. (Not quite boiling)
Remove from heat
Add chocolate and whisk until smooth
Add honey, vanilla sea salt, cloves and cayenne
While warm but not boiling add Merlot , add additional sweetener to taste
Serve warm, garnish with chocolate shavings or even bacon salt if you'd like.
Notes
An
immersion blender
can be used. I find that this froths the hot chocolate but also it can help prevent clumping or scorching.