Grasshopper Hot Chocolate

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup half-and-half, scalded
• 2 1/2 cups milk, scalded
• 1/3 cup creme de menthe (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons creme de cacao (to taste)
• whipped cream
• shaved bittersweet chocolate

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, combine the cocoa powder, sugar, water, vanilla, and a pinch of salt: heat the mixture over low heat, whisking, until the cocoa powder is dissolved and the mixture is a smooth paste.
• 2 gradually add the half-and-half and the milk, (both scalded), and simmer hot chocolate, whisking, for 2 minutes.
• 3 stir in the crème de menthe and the crème de cacao.
• 4 note: (for a frothy result, in a blender blend the hot chocolate in batches.)
• 5 divide the chocolate among mugs and top it with the whipped cream and the chocolate.