Hot Chocolate With Peppermint Schnapps

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 quart skim milk or 1 quart 2% low-fat milk or 1 quart milk or 1 quart half-and-half
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 6 ounces peppermint schnapps (more or less to taste)
• whipped cream, for serving
• 6 peppermint stick candy, for serving

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 cup of the milk in a medium saucepan over low heat.
• 2 add chocolate, stirring constantly, until melted.
• 3 when the chocolate has melted, increase heat to medium and add the remainder of the milk while whisking rapidly. do not allow to boil.
• 4 serve in small cups fortified with a jigger (1 1/2 ounces) of peppermint schnapps and a dollop of whipped cream.
• 5 add a peppermint stick to stir.
• 6 if transporting in a thermos, heat thermos up with hot water to get it warm for 1 minute. pour water out and fill with hot chocolate.