Depths of Sin Hot Chocolate #recipe from Molly MacRae

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Happy Valentine’s day! My recipe today is for hot chocolate so rich, so thick, and so luscious that when you put your empty mug down you’ll know you probably shouldn’t live on it alone. Although, if you’re a chocolate lover, you might want to try. The banana in the recipe is a bit of a surprise, but it works beautifully and lets you feel somewhat virtuous. I’m tempted to add a glug of coffee to a mug, sometime. Or maybe whisky?

The original recipe calls for a mix of semisweet and bittersweet chocolate. I used what I had on hand—Ghirardelli 60% cacao chocolate chips. The recipe also claims to serve 7. That’s an oddly specific number. There were 4 of us in the house, on the bitterly cold day I whisked up a batch, so that’s how many mugs I took from the cupboard. There were no complaints.   

Depths of Sin Hot Chocolate

Serves 4 to 7

Ingredients

1 cup milk

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 soft banana

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

6 ounces chocolate, chopped (I used Ghirardelli 60% cacao chocolate chips)

1/2 cup marshmallow spread

 

Directions

In a blender, combine the milk, heavy cream, banana, cinnamon, and salt. Purée until very smooth and thick. Pour the milk mixture into a small saucepan.

Over medium heat, whisking constantly, warm the milk mixture until it barely comes to a simmer. Add the chocolate and the marshmallow spread. Whisk until completely melted and smooth.

Ladle the hot chocolate into cups or mugs. Optional: top with a dollop of whipped cream. Serve and swoon.

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Happy reading!

 

The Boston Globe says Molly MacRae writes “murder with a dose of drollery.” She’s the author of the award-winning, national bestselling Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries and the Highland Bookshop Mysteries. As Margaret Welch, she writes books for Annie’s Fiction. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and she’s a winner of the Sherwood Anderson Award for Short Fiction. Visit Molly on Facebook and Pinterest and connect with her on Instagram or Bluesky.