Red Velvet Hot Chocolate

Name: Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 c. milk; 1 1/2 c. semisweet chocolate chips; 10 drops red food coloring (or as much as you'd like); whipped cream; crumbled red velvet cake

It's the best excuse to buy a cupcake from one of those fancy cupcakeries: Eat half, crumble the rest on these bad boys.

By Candace Braun DavisonPublished: Jan 19, 2016

Approved by the Delish Test Kitchen

Chelsea Lupkin

Yields:

Prep Time:

5 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

15 mins

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This makes for a super-decadent hot cocoa that's closer to European drinking chocolate than your standard powder packet.

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Ingredients

Directions

1. Step 1Pour the milk into a saucepan over medium heat. Add chocolate chips and stir frequently, until the chips have completely melted.
2. Step 2Add red food coloring, a few drops at a time, and stir until you've reached your desired shade of red.
3. Step 3Pour into mugs. Top with whipped cream and crumbled red velvet cake.