Hot White Chocolate with Cardamom

Name: Hot White Chocolate with Cardamom
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 Drink
Ingredients: 2 oz. good-quality white chocolate, finely chopped; 1 cup milk; 1 ⁄ 4 cup cream; 2 pods green cardamom, lightly crushed; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. vanilla extract; Freshly grated nutmeg, as garnish

Serves
makes 1 Drink

MAXIME IATTONI

White chocolate is the perfect canvas for warm, winter spices such as cardamom and nutmeg in this take on hot chocolate.

Ingredients

2 oz. good-quality white chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup milk
¹⁄₄ cup cream
2 pods green cardamom, lightly crushed
¹⁄₂ tsp. vanilla extract
Freshly grated nutmeg, as garnish

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Instructions

Step 1

Place chocolate in a small heatproof bowl; set aside. Heat milk, cream and cardamom in a 1-qt. saucepan over medium heat until just beginning to bubble at edges, about 3 minutes.. Remove from heat, strain, discarding cardamom, and stir in vanilla. Pour over chocolate and let sit for 1 minute. Whisk until smooth. Sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg to serve.