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Hot Chocolate with a Water Base

(recipe, Chuck Siegel)

Introduction

No milk handy? This water-based drink is a great alternative hot chocolate from Chuck Siegel of Charles Chocolates.

Ingredients

1. 4 cups cold water
2. ½ cup sugar
3. 9 oz. bittersweet chocolate (70 percent cacao), chopped
4. ½ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder

Steps

1. In a medium saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the chocolate and the cocoa and mix with a whisk to dissolve. Heat until just simmering, then remove from heat.
2. Use an immersion blender (or a regular blender with a towel held tightly over the lid) to froth the hot liquid for one minute. Serve in small mugs.