Hot Chocolate with Peanut Butter
It'll warm you up, lift your spirits, and give you a boost! Hot chocolate with peanut butter is especially good in raw, cold weather. It not only warms you but fills you up and gives you energy. People often add vanilla, cinnamon, and spices; in this recipe the drink has a distinct peanut flavor.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
How do you make hot chocolate? Gather everything on the ingredient list.
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Step 2:
Finely chop the dark chocolate with a knife, or break it into small pieces by hand. That way it melts and dissolves into the milk faster.
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Step 3:
Pour the milk into a small saucepan and add the chopped chocolate. Set it over low heat and stir constantly until the milk and chocolate are smooth.
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Step 4:
Now add the peanut butter and stir until it's fully dissolved into the drink (I used a whisk).
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Step 5:
Add a pinch of salt to the finished chocolate to make the flavor pop. Stir well once more.
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Step 6:
The hot, fragrant, smooth, sweet, slightly thick drink is ready. Pour it into mugs and serve.
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Step 7:
It's best enjoyed right away, while it's warm — but it's still very tasty even after it cools.
- About the milk: whole milk or higher-fat milk is best, since it makes the hot chocolate richer, creamier, and more delicious.
- About the chocolate: you can use cocoa powder, regular bar chocolate, or special baking chocolate. Most chocolatiers agree that for a rich cup of hot chocolate you want chocolate with a high cocoa content. For the classic version with a light, pleasant bitterness, use chocolate that's 60–70% cocoa. And of course, look for chocolate without dyes or GMOs.
- One more perk of this drink: people who regularly enjoy hot chocolate report better mood and memory, more energy and vitality, and a boost in endorphin production.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Whole cow's milk - 68 kcal/100g
- Milk 3.5% fat content - 64 kcal/100g
- Milk 3.2% fat content - 60 kcal/100g
- Milk 1.5% fat content - 47 kcal/100g
- Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140 kcal/100g
- Milk 2.5% fat content - 54 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Bitter chocolate - 539 kcal/100g
- Peanut butter - 588 kcal/100g
