Scheherazade Hot Chocolate

Cardamom spice and orange peel make this concoction mystical and magical. You'll want to drink it for at least 1,001 nights.
Ingredients:
- 3 ounces Scharffen Berger 70% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate
- 2 cups milk (from nonfat to half & half: your preference)
- 3-4 orange peel strips
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
Directions:
Break up chocolate and place in small, heavy saucepan. Melt with 1/2 cup of the milk over low heat while stirring constantly.
When the chocolate has melted, add remainder of them milk, plus the orange peel and ground cardamom while whisking or stirring rapidly.
Heat thoroughly over low-medium heat without bringing to a boil.
Remove orange peel and serve.
Makes about 3-4 mugs' worth.
reviews



