Cardamom Rose Toasted White Hot Chocolate
Toasted milk powder tones down the sugariness of white chocolate while enhancing its caramelized milky flavor. Cardamom brings warmth, and rose water a sweet fragrance and light floral taste. Pile on a ton of whipped cream, float a marshmallow atop, and dress it up with rose petals and you've got an indulgent, thick white hot chocolate that can melt even the coldest of hearts.
Equipment
- Mini saucepan/butter warmer
- Mini whisk or better yet a milk frother wand
Ingredients
- 3/4 cups whole milk
- 1/4 cups half and half
- 1 tbsp toasted milk powder
(see above for how-to) - 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 1/2 tsp water
- 1/4 - 1/2 tsp rose water (adding more or less to taste)
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 2 tbsp high-quality white chocolate , chopped
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom (or seeds from 2 green cardamom pods, ground)
- a mountain of lightly sweetened whipped cream
- rose petals (optional)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water to form a loose paste. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, add the milk, half and half, ground cardamom, and pinch of salt. Place over medium heat, whisking to prevent it from burning on the bottom, until small bubbles start to form around the edges and the surface starts to steam.
- Whisk in the toasted milk powder.
- If the cornstarch slurry has separated, whisk again to recombine. Then, whisk the slurry into the hot milks.Let this mixture almost simmer for 2-3 minutes, continuously whisking, until the mixture has slightly thickened.
- Once thickened, remove from heat, and whisk in the white chocolate chunks.
- Add the vanilla extract and rose water to taste.
- Give the mixture one final, hearty whisk. If you have a handheld milk frother, use that, but make sure the saucepan is big enough to keep everything contained.
- Pour into your favorite mug and dress it up with a giant dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream, a marshmallow, a pinch more ground cardamom, and a sprinkling of rose petals.
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