Description
When you want a fall hot chocolate or your mom made too much candied pumpkin, this recipe is it. A simple and filling pumpkin hot chocolate.
Ingredients
1 cup (250ml) of milk
20 grams of 100% cacao chocolate (just cacao)
1/8 cup (2 large spoonfuls) of candied pumpkin. You can also do this with pumpkin puree.
If you are using pumpkin puree instead of candied pumpkin, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 cloves, 1 teaspoon of ceylon cinnamon.
Instructions
- Add the milk and pumpkin to a small saucepan. Add sugar and spices if using.
- When it begins to steam, add the chocolate and blend with a hand held blender. OR when it begins to steam, add the chocolate to a blender then add the pumpkin puree to the blender and blend. Be careful, it is hot.
- Serve and add whipped cream if it makes you happy.
Notes
You can use canned pumpkin for this, just remember to add sugar and the spices.
You can substitute for any vegetable or nut milk.
The longer you boil it, the thicker it will get.
You can use any chocolate, it does not have to be 100% dark chocolate. But you would have to use more of it. For example, instead of using 20 grams of a 100% chocolate, you would use 25g of 90%, 30g of 70%, 40grams of 50%, etc.
- Category: Drinks
- Method: boil
Keywords: pumpkin, calabaza, candying, hot chocolate, hot cocoa, cocoa, bebida de cacao