The queen of spices and the symbol of love blended together with the nature’s perfect food, and served in a sweetheart cup…

The inspiration for this post is my new “sweetheart cup” which was gifted by my sweetheart on a perfectly casual day. How I adore this cup, it’s cute and cute. I’ve been wanting to introduce my sweetheart cup to everyone the moment I had received it. I wanted to inaugurate this cup by sipping something special from it. While thinking about the hot drinks I could make instantly, hot chocolate was the one that first flashed through my mind. Before my mind got diverted to something different, I started my hot chocolate preparation. Hot chocolate itself is rich and needs no further enhancement. Yet, I decided to add my favorite spice Cardamom to make it even more aromatic and delicious.

It turned out to be a perfect evening to sip this hot cardamom chocolate. It was a foggy and a gloomy evening. I entertained my body and mind with this aromatic, rich and chocolatey hot drink…

Hot Cardamom Chocolate

Ingredients:

• Milk- 2 cups
• Whole cardamom smashed or ground- 2
• Semi-sweet chocolate morsels or chips- 2 ounzes
• Sugar- 2 tsp
• Vanilla extract- 1/2 tsp
• Whipped cream- for topping
• Cocoa powder- for garnish (optional)

Preparation

• In a saucepan, combine milk, cardamom, semi-sweet chocolate and sugar in medium heat.

• Stir constantly to melt the chocolate.

• When it heats up, lower the flame and let it simmer for few minutes.

• As soon as the mixture starts to thicken, remove from the heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• Whip the hot chocolate with hand mixer or a whisk to make it creamy.

• Pour into your favorite cup and garnish with whipped topping and cocoa powder.
• Serve hot and sip hot with your sweetheart or your dear ones.

Tips:

• For chilled cardamom chocolate: keep this in the refrigerator and serve chilled.
• You could even try adding different spices like cinnamon, cloves etc.
• Adjust the amount of chocolate and sugar according to your needs.