Chilled Mint Chocolate Drink with Crème Chantilly

Name: Chilled Mint Chocolate Drink with Crème Chantilly
Ingredients: 1 quantity Crème Chantilly; 75 g (2½ oz) fine dark (bittersweet) chocolate (with 70% cocoa solids), roughly chopped; Chocolate Copeaux and mint sprigs, to decorate; Chocolate Copeaux and mint sprigs, to decorate; 500 ml (16 fl oz/2 cups) whole milk; 7 g (⅓ oz) fresh mint leaves; 75 g (2½ oz) fine dark (bittersweet) chocolate (with 70% cocoa solids), roughly chopped

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Couture Chocolate

By William Curley

Published 2011

About

Chocolate and mint is a classic combination, and this cool drink with sweet chantilly is refreshing yet indulgent.

Ingredients

500 ml (16 fl oz/2 cups) whole milk
7

Gluten-free
Drinks
Vegetarian

Method

Put the milk in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Take off the heat and add the mint leaves to the pan. Cover with cling film (plastic wrap) and leave to infuse for 30 minutes.
Pass the milk through a fine sieve (strainer) to remove and discard the mint leaves and return the milk to the saucepan. Bring to the boil again and then pour this over the chopped choco