Hot Chocolate with Chocolate-Chip Whipped Cream Recipe

Hot Chocolate with Chocolate-Chip Whipped Cream Recipe

  • 1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips (about 6 ounces)
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  1. Whip cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in medium bowl until peaks form. Fold in 1/4 cup chocolate chips. Cover; chill up to 4 hours.
  2. Combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 3/4 cup chocolate chips in heavy medium saucepan; add milk and cocoa. Whisk over medium heat until mixture almost simmers and chocolate melts. Whisk in remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Ladle hot chocolate into mugs. Whisk chocolate-chip cream to thicken if deflated; dollop cream atop hot chocolate.