Best Rich & Creamy Hot Chocolate Recipe | Chef Joshua Weissman

Ingredients

• 2.5 Tbsp (20g) instant hot chocolate mix
• 1 cup (236ml) hot whole milk
• 2 large marshmallows, to serve
• 1 cup (236ml) whole milk
• 1 Tbsp (18g) heavy cream
• ¼ tsp (2g) vanilla extract
• 1.5 Tbsp (18g) light brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp (13g) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 large marshmallows or whipped cream, to serve
• Grated chocolate, to garnish
• 4 oz (113g) finely chopped dark chocolate, 70% cacao
• 1.5 cups (354ml) whole milk
• 2 Tbsp (30g) granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp (6g) unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for garnish
• 1 Tbsp (9g) cornstarch
• Whipped cream, to serve
• 1 Mexican cinnamon stick (canela)
• 1 dried chile such as smoked New Mexican, ancho, chipotle, or chile de arbol (depending on your preferred spice level), stem and seeds removed
• 8 oz (226g) finely chopped dark chocolate, 70% cacao, plus more for garnish
• ½ vanilla bean, seeds scraped from pod and pod reserved
• Pinch kosher salt