
You'll never go back to making hot chocolate from a tin once you know how easy it is to make delicious drinking chocolate from scratch! The gorgeous almond lace cookies are the perfect accompaniment for dunking!
½ cup
Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
(Contains: Soy May be present: Milk, Fish, Sulphites, Crustaceans, Egg, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Wheat, Sesame, Mustard)
237 mL
Cream
(Contains: Milk)
4 g
Chipotle Powder
(May be present: Milk, Sulphites, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Wheat, Sesame, Mustard, Triticale, Soy)
¼ cup
Cocoa Powder
(May be present: Milk, Fish, Sulphites, Crustaceans, Egg, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Wheat, Sesame, Mustard, Soy)
28 g
Almonds, sliced
(Contains: Almonds May be present: Milk, Sulphites, Egg, Peanuts, Sesame, Mustard, Soy, Gluten)
2 tbsp
Brown Sugar
(May be present: Milk, Fish, Sulphites, Crustaceans, Egg, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Wheat, Sesame, Mustard, Soy)
2 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
3 tbsp
Sugar*
¼ cup
Milk*
Add 1/4 cup cream and 1/2 tsp sugar to a medium bowl. Set aside in the fridge.
Crush almonds in their packing until fine crumbs or almond meal. Heat a small pot over medium heat. Add brown sugar, 2 1/2 tsp sugar and butter. Cook, stirring often, until mixture comes to a simmer. Remove pot from heat, then add crushed almonds and a small pinch of salt. Stir to combine. Scoop 8 even portions on a parchment-lined baking sheet, 3-inches apart. Bake in the middle of the oven until golden-brown, 4-6 min. (NOTE: Keep your eye on them. They can burn quickly!) Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5-8 min.
Add remaining cream, 1/4 cup milk, cocoa powder, 2 tbsp sugar and 1/4 tsp Chipotle Chili Powder to a small pot. (NOTE: Reference heat guide.) Heat cream mixture, whisking often, over medium-high heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Once simmering, remove pot from heat. Add chocolate chips and let rest 3 min. Whisk mixture until creamy.
While chocolate melts, whisk reserved cream and sugar until soft peaks form, 2-4 min. Divide drinking chocolate between cups. Spoon whipped cream over top. Sprinkle with any remaining cinnamon and chipotle Chili powder, if desired. Serve with almond lace cookies.