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Raspberry Hot Chocolate
Found http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/aida-mollenkamp/raspberry-hot-chocolate-1944595
Recipe courtesy of Aida Mollenkamp

 Raspberry Hot Chocolate

Total:9 min
Prep: 2 min
Cook: 7 min
Yield: 2 servings
Level: Easy

Ingredients
6 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
3/4 cup whole milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons raspberry liqueur (recommended Chambord)
Crystallized ginger, for garnish, optional

Directions
Combine everything except the liqueur and ginger in a small saucepan and place over medium-low heat. Whisk occasionally until chocolate is melted, about 2 minutes.

Continue to cook, whisking frequently until smooth and slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in liqueur, top with a piece of ginger, if using, and serve immediately.

Alcoholic Hot Chocolate
Found http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/alcoholic-hot-chocolate-1946473
Recipe courtesy of Nigella Lawson


 Alcoholic Hot Chocolate
Total:10 min
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Level: Easy

Ingredients
2 cups milk
3 1/2 ounces best-quality dark chocolate, bittersweet or semisweet, as preferred
1 cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons dark rum, or to taste

Directions
Put the milk into a saucepan and break the chocolate into pieces and add to the milk along with a cinnamon stick, honey, and sugar and heat gently until the chocolate is melted.

Add the vanilla and mix with a small hand whisk and still whisking, add a spoonful of the rum first and taste to see if you want more. Add more sugar if you want this sweeter, too. Take out the cinnamon stick and pour into 2 cappuccino or caffe latte cups.

Recipe courtesy of Nigella Lawson(Copyright 2004, Feast, Hyperion, All Rights Reserved)

Hot Chocolate
Found  http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/julia-baker/hot-chocolate-2476255
Recipe courtesy of Julia Baker
Show: Sweet Julia

Total:20 min
Active: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Level: Easy

Ingredients
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 cup 55- to 60-percent chocolate chips or chopped chocolate bar
3 cups whole milk, plus more if needed

Directions
In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a boil, and then pour it over the chocolate. Whisk well until the chocolate melts.

Return the ganache to a saucepan and heat with 1 cup of the whole milk. Add more milk to taste, up to 3 cups (or more for small children).