Godiva Devilishly Hot Hot Chocolate With Cayenne Whipped Cream Recipes

Steps:

• HOT CHOCOLATE:.
• Place chocolate and water in microwave-safe bowl and microwave on medium (50% power) 1 minute; Stir.
• Microwave an additional minute more or until chocolate softens, stir until smooth; let cool.
• Combine milk, cloves, cinnamon sticks & cayenne pepper in a saucepan.
• Warm milk mixture over medium heat until bubbles form around edge of pan.
• Whisk chocolate mixture into milk.
• Add sugar and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Strain mixture, reserving cinnamon sticks.
• Rinse cinnamon sticks, pat dry and set aside for garnish.
• Return mixture to saucepan and stir in cream.
• Over low heat, heat to simmer.
• Stir in vanilla extract.
• CAYENNE WHIPPED CREAM:.
• Combine all ingredients in bowl and whisk until stiff peaks form.
• Pour hot chocolate into four mugs and serve immediately topped with Cayenne Whipped Cream and a cinnamon stick garnish.

Steps:

• ***DO NOT TURN ON FIRE UNTIL IT SAYS SO***.
• Put 2 tablespoons chocolate chips plus 1/2 tsp sugar into a small saucepan.
• Pour the milk into a 2-cup measuring cup until it reaches the 1 1/2 cup line.
• Slowly pour the milk into the saucepan.
• Add vanilla extract.
• Put the pan on the stove and turn heat to medium.
• Stir slowly (important!) with a wooden spoon as the milk heats up. the chocolate chips will slowly begin to melt. (It takes about 5 minutes to reach the right temperature. keep stirring constantly and be patient, DO NOT LET IT BOIL!).
• It will be brown all the way through and the chips will be melted and milk hot when it is ready.
• When it's ready take the cocoa off the stove and slowly pour it into 1 or 2 mugs.
• Serve plain, or with a little whipped cream (recipe follows) or cinnamon on top.
• ***WHIPPED CREAM***.
• Get out large bowl and a whisk.
• Put the cream, vanilla, and powdered sugar in a bowl. Beat strongly but not too fast with a whisk. It's best to take turns with someone, so your arms won't get tired.
• When it gets nice and puffy but is still soft, it's ready.
• It can keep in a covered container in the refrigerator, it keeps up to 2 days. but the sooner you use it, the better.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine milk, sugar, honey, ginger, cloves and red pepper.
• Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Reduce to medium and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• With wire whisk, stir in cocoa and vanilla. Stir briskly until frothy.
• Serve in warm cups. Top with whipped cream.

Steps:

• Whip cream, 1 tablespoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract in medium bowl to soft peaks.
• Bring milk to simmer in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Scrape in seeds from vanilla beans.
• Reduce heat to low. Add chocolate, cocoa and remaining sugar; whisk until smooth.
• Mix in 1/2 teaspoon extract.
• Ladle hot chocolate into mugs. Top with whipped cream.