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Two tall white mugs of fleur de sel hot cocoa with whipped cream and chocolate shavings topping and hot chocolate spilling over the tops and dripping down the sides are on a black surface that is covered in chocolate shavings against a black background.

Fleur de Sel Hot Chocolate

Fleur de Sel Hot Chocolate offers up dark chocolate in a rich base of milk and cream, with a pinch of sea salt to tantalize your taste buds.
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Ingredients

  • 5 oz. Valrhona Dark Chocolate 72% or your favorite quality chocolate
  • 1½ cups whole milk
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1-2 TBSP brown sugar

Garnishes:

  • whipped cream
  • Fleur de Sel de Guerande Sea Salt
  • chocolate shavings

Instructions

  • Heat milk and cream over medium heat in a small sauce pan.
  • Finely chop the chocolate and once the milk/cream mixture comes to a simmer, remove from heat and add the chocolate.
  • Stir until the chocolate is dissolved and then return to heat and whisk for a few minutes to thicken.
  • Once finished add sugar to taste.
  • Pour into mugs.
  • Top with whipped cream, shaved chocolate and a pinch of Fleur de Sel de Guerande Sea Salt.
  • Then sit down, relax and enjoy!

Notes

I used Valrhona Araguani Dark Chocolate Bar 72% because it is easy to find but use whatever chocolate that you like. And I use Fleur de Sel de Guerande Sea Salt  because it is a brand recommended by David Leibovitz one of my favorite cookbook/bloggers/chefs.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fleur de sel hot chocolate