Author Notes
Last March I found myself deep in the throes of a cardamom-flecked jag. I couldn't stop myself from putting it in cookies, ice cream, and this crowing jewel in the cardamom crown, cardamom hot chocolate with brown sugar cardamom whipped cream —CheapBeets
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Ingredients
- Cardamom Hot Chocolate
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1 1/2 tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa (I used Ghiradelli because that’s what I have in my cupboard. I am sure any brand will be great
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1 1/2 tablespoons
sugar
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1 cup
milk
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1/4 teaspoon
ground cardamom
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sprinkle
cinnamon
- Cardamom Whipped Cream with help from Ming Tsai
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1 cup
heavy cream
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1/4 cup
brown sugar
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1 teaspoon
ground cardamom
Directions
- Cardamom Hot Chocolate
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Mix cocoa, sugar and spices in a small dish.
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Pour milk into a small pan, add the cocoa mixture and stir.
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Heat, while stirring, until steaming
- Cardamom Whipped Cream with help from Ming Tsai
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In a chilled bowl (I put the bowl of my mixer in the freezer for about a half hour the first time I did this recipe, the second time, I didn’t bother), combine the cream, brown sugar and cardamom until stiff peaks form.
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To assemble, find the biggest mug in your kitchen — trust me, you’ll want as much of this as possible — and fill it about 3/4 of the way full with the hot chocolate. Then, fill the rest of the mug with the whipped cream.
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There’s enough whipped cream for several servings. I’m not sure how many. My guess would be four or five. But the amount will correspond directly with the will-power of those assembled. I make no promises.
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