If you have ever had the fabulously rich hot chocolate from L.A. Burdick's, then you already know how decadent and rich it is. That's why I asked for it for Valentine's Day. Yes I know. You are supposed to be surprised with gifts, but when you are reviewing and working with chocolate, it's best to plan what you want versus running into the same things over and over again.
Today was the day to try their hot chocolate at home to see if I could recreate that insanely rich cup of hot chocolate at home. I think I succeeded. It even came complete with it's own mini mug whisk. Cute!
L.A. Burdick's Dark Hot Chocolate
Ingredients: cocoa beans, cocoa butter, sugar, vanilla beans, and soy lecithin.
Milk
Directions: Put 4 - 6 tbls of chocolate in a cup and pour in 6 to 8 oz of scalding milk continuously whisking.
No steaming hot mug of anything is complete with out my giraffe mug.
So thick and rich! Those sensitive to caffeine may want to think twice about this kind of hot chocolate. Those thinking about dieting might want to drink this in the morning time because you will be so full after one cup and won't have room for anything else. Probably even through lunch time. I am kidding of course, but not really.
You can add as little or as much chocolate as you want. I recommend what the recipe calls for. I went with the 6 tbls just to insure it was as rich as what they make at their cafes.
This is so good I am going to give it a grade. I don't have a grading scale for flavored chocolates, truffles, or hot chocolates so this will be a subjective grade that I think it deserves.
It gets an A- for almost being too fabulously rich. I don't think that's such a bad thing.
A-
A wonderfully rich hot chocolate! It sounds just perfect on this cold and windy day!
Posted by: 5 Star Foodie | 02/26/2010 at 10:35 AM