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Drinking Chocolate

Name: Drinking Chocolate
Cuisine: Cocoa
Ingredients: 2 oz Heavy Cream; 6-8 oz Milk; 1 stick Cinnamon; 1 Vanilla; 2 oz finely chopped dark Chocolate; Fresh Whipped Cream

Drinking Chocolate combines Heavy Cream, Milk, Cinnamon, Vanilla in a cocoa served in a coffee mug. It is a strong fit for after dinner, date night, brunch and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Gentle, balanced, soft, and smooth.

Best for

Best for after dinner, date night, brunch.

Quick fact

Drinking Chocolate is usually served as a cocoa in a coffee mug, and its identity is shaped by Heavy Cream, Milk, Cinnamon.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

6 total

Heavy Creamingredient - Non-alcoholic

2 oz

Milkingredient - Non-alcoholic

6-8 oz

Cinnamoningredient - Non-alcoholic

1 stick

Vanillaingredient - Non-alcoholic

Chocolatemixer - Non-alcoholic

2 oz finely chopped dark

Whipped Creamingredient - Non-alcoholic

Fresh

How to make it

Build it step by step.

8 steps

1Heat the cream and milk with the cinnamon and vanilla bean very slowly for 15-20 minutes. (If you don't have any beans add 1-2 tsp of vanilla after heating).
2Remove the bean and cinnamon.
3Add the chocolate.
4Mix until fully melted.
5Serve topped with some very dense fresh whipped cream.
6Serves 1-2 depending upon how much of a glutton you are.
7For a richer chocolate, use 4 oz of milk, 4 oz of cream, 4 oz of chocolate.
8Serve in coffee mug.

Method

Mixed

Finish

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After Dinner Date Night Brunch

Taste map

Strength

Gentle

Sweetness

Balanced

Sourness

Soft

Bitterness

Smooth

Read: Drinking Chocolate is a advanced non alcoholic cocktail for after dinner with Heavy Cream, Milk, Cinnamon.

Texture and serve cues

-Has citrus

-Has bubbles

✓Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for after dinner, date night, brunch.

Glassware

Coffee mug

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect a balanced profile with support from Heavy Cream, Milk, Cinnamon.

Best pairing

Works well with brunch dishes, salty snacks, and lighter daytime food.

Serving style

Serve in a coffee mug and aim for a advanced prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Drinking Chocolate is the kind of recipe that works well as part of a broad home-cocktail collection.

Background

Why this cocktail keeps showing up.

Drinking Chocolate is usually served as a cocoa in a coffee mug, and its identity is shaped by Heavy Cream, Milk, Cinnamon.

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