Viennese Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate

Posted by Ryland Peters & Small

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For cake and hot chocolate lovers, Vienna is the place to visit.I spent a weekend there a few years ago with my friend Maren, and we drank more hot chocolate in 48 hours than I ever dreamed possible. My favourite café, Demel, serves the classic Austrian hot chocolate and this is my interpretation of that luxurious drink.

Serves 2

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You Will Need (5 things)

  • 125 ml Milk
  • 125 ml Double/ Heavy Cream
  • 100 g Dark/ Bittersweet Chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids), chopped
  • 1 tbsp Granulated/ White Sugar
  • 1 Egg Yolk , whisked

Steps (2 steps, 10 minutes)

  1. 1

    Place the milk and cream in a saucepan with the chopped chocolate and sugar. Place over low heat and whisk until the chocolate has melted and the drink is thick and syrupy.

  2. 2

    Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes, then beat in the whisked egg yolk to thicken the hot chocolate.
    Return to the heat, whisking all the time, until hot. Pass through a sieve/strainer and then pour into two cups and serve straight away.