Godiva Devilishly Hot Hot Chocolate With Cayenne Whipped Cream Food

GODIVA DEVILISHLY HOT-HOT CHOCOLATE WITH CAYENNE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• HOT CHOCOLATE:.
• Place chocolate and water in microwave-safe bowl and microwave on medium (50% power) 1 minute; Stir.
• Microwave an additional minute more or until chocolate softens, stir until smooth; let cool.
• Combine milk, cloves, cinnamon sticks & cayenne pepper in a saucepan.
• Warm milk mixture over medium heat until bubbles form around edge of pan.
• Whisk chocolate mixture into milk.
• Add sugar and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Strain mixture, reserving cinnamon sticks.
• Rinse cinnamon sticks, pat dry and set aside for garnish.
• Return mixture to saucepan and stir in cream.
• Over low heat, heat to simmer.
• Stir in vanilla extract.
• CAYENNE WHIPPED CREAM:.
• Combine all ingredients in bowl and whisk until stiff peaks form.
• Pour hot chocolate into four mugs and serve immediately topped with Cayenne Whipped Cream and a cinnamon stick garnish.

PEPPERMINT HOT CHOCOLATE WITH WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Whip cream, 1 tablespoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract in medium bowl to soft peaks.
• Bring milk to simmer in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Scrape in seeds from vanilla beans.
• Reduce heat to low. Add chocolate, cocoa and remaining sugar; whisk until smooth.
• Mix in 1/2 teaspoon extract.
• Ladle hot chocolate into mugs. Top with whipped cream.