Name: Almond-Flavored Hot Chocolate
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 3 cups plus generous ⅓ cup (840 ml) whole or partially skimmed milk; 1 ¾ oz. (50 g) almond paste; 5 ⅔ oz. (160 g) bittersweet chocolate, 60–70 percent cocoa

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

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Ingredients

Almond-Flavored Hot Chocolate

3 cups plus generous ⅓ cup (840 ml) whole or partially skimmed milk
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Method

Bring the milk to the boil. To soften the almond paste, place it in the microwave oven on low power (400 to 500 W) for about 40 seconds. Blend it with the milk.

Chop the chocolate and melt it slowly in a bain-marie or in the microwave oven (on “defrost” or at 500 W maximum, stirring from time to time).

Pour one-third of the boiling liquid over