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Totally Decadent Hot Chocolate

Totally Decadent Hot Chocolate




Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis
 2 cups milk
 1 vanilla bean (6 or 7 in.)
 4 strips orange peel (orange part only), each about 2 inches long
 3/4 cup chopped semisweet chocolate
 2 tablespoons purchased caramel, butterscotch, or fudge sauce (or 1 tablespoon each of any 2)
  About 1/2 cup whipped cream
  Semisweet chocolate curls
Step 1
1

In a 1- to 2-quart pan, combine milk, vanilla bean, and orange peel. Warm over low heat to blend flavors, about 15 minutes, stirring often; do not boil. Discard orange peel; remove vanilla bean and save.

Step 2
2

Add chopped chocolate and caramel sauce to hot milk; stir over low heat until chocolate melts.

Step 3
3

Pour hot chocolate into mugs (about 8 oz.), top with equal portions of whipped cream, and sprinkle with chocolate curls. Serve with spoons.

Nutrition Facts

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Serving size

Amount per serving
Calories296
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 18g24%

Saturated Fat 11g56%
Cholesterol 34mg12%
Sodium 104mg5%
Total Carbohydrate 33g12%

Dietary Fiber 1.9g7%
Protein 5.8g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.