Butterscotch Rum Homemade Hot Chocolate Food

BUTTERSCOTCH RUM HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a saucepan and heat to medium, but not a boil. Whisk thoroughly.
• Lower heat to low and cover with a lid. Cook for 20-30 minutes.
• Optionally, sometimes I like to make it a little frothy, so I whip it with a submersion blender, right before serving. Or I have a special kettle I make cocoa in, as seen in picture. Very good.
• Serve with homemade marshmallows or a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.

BUTTERED RUM HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Melt butter and chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl in short bursts in the microwave, stirring after each burst, or set over a saucepan of barely simmering water (do not let water touch bowl), stirring, until smooth. Remove from heat and whisk in brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
• Bring 2 1/2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat and whisk in rum and chocolate mixture until combined.
• Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream in a medium bowl until soft peaks form.
• Reheat hot chocolate, if needed, then divide among mugs. Top generously with whipped cream and nutmeg.

BUTTERSCOTCH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan combine the brown sugar, the corn syrup, the butter, and a pinch of salt, cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring and washing down any sugar crystals clinging to the side with a brush dipped in cold water, until the sugar is dissolved, and boil it, undisturbed, for 12 minutes, or until a candy thermometer registers 280°F. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cream, the vanilla, the lemon juice, the rum, and the pecans. Serve the sauce warm or at room temperature. The sauce keeps, chilled, for 2 months.

BUTTERSCOTCH HOT COCOA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat milk and cream over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan (do not boil). Remove from the heat; whisk in the brown sugar, cocoa, butterscotch topping and vanilla until smooth. Return to the heat; cook and stir until heated through. Pour into mugs; sprinkle with marshmallows.

HOT BUTTERSCOTCH

Steps:

• Put the butter in a medium saucepan and add both sugars. Cook over medium heat until the butter is melted, whisking to combine, then cook, stirring constantly with a heatproof spatula or a wooden spoon, until the butterscotch begins to smoke, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-­low and continue cooking and stirring until the butterscotch is very dark and registers 300°F (150°C)-or very slightly above-on an instant-­read thermometer, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and very carefully whisk in the water to stop the cooking. Whisk in the cream, then whisk in the milk, rum, if using, and salt. Gently reheat over low heat, stirring (the acid in the sugars will cause the mixture to break if overheated). Drink right away, or pour into a Thermos for sipping later.
• Do Ahead: The butterscotch drink can be made ahead, cooled, transferred to a lidded container, and refrigerated for up to 5 days. Reheat as instructed in step 2 above.

BUTTERSCOTCH HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Prepare hot chocolate according to directions on package, or make up a cup of my Dairy-Free and Delicious Hot Cocoa (#58596).
• Add 1 1/2 oz butterscotch schnapps, or more to taste.
• Stir and enjoy!