Decadent hot chocolate topped with maple whipped cream and a swirl of salted caramel.
Serves
2-4
Preparation
15 min
Cooking
10 min
Ingredients
Hot Chocolate
- 4 cups Natrel Lactose Free 2%
- ½ tsp ground cardamom or cinnamon
- ¾ cup fine dark chocolate, chopped
Whipped Cream
- 1 cup Natrel Lactose Free Whipping Cream 35%
- 1 tbsp. maple syrup
Salted Caramel
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. water
- 2 ½ tbsp. Natrel Lactose Free butter
- 1 tbsp. Natrel Lactose Free Whipping Cream 35%
Preparation
Hot Chocolate
- In a saucepan, heat Natrel Lactose Free 2% with sugar and cardamom (or cinnamon) over medium heat.
- Add chocolate and melt, stirring constantly. Heat until mixture is thick, then set aside.
Whipped Cream
- Pour cream and maple syrup into a bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, whip cream to form soft peaks.
Salted Caramel
- In a saucepan, combine sugar and water. Melt on low heat.
- As soon as the liquid starts to thicken, swirl the saucepan to stir. It’s important not to use a utensil—the caramel could crystalize.
- Remove from heat as soon as the liquid turns golden.
- Add butter and cream and stir to combine.
To Serve
- Pour hot chocolate into pretty bowls.
- Top with whipped cream and a caramel swirl.
