Nothing warms you up like a mug of Hot Chocolate. But when you spice it up with cinnamon, rum and specks of gold, you have a hot party cocktail! Gold in the legend of the El Dorado treasures may be hard to find but the warmth in this cocktail isn’t!
El Dorado Hot Chocolate
Courtesy of the Food Network Kitchens
Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water, plus 2 tablespoons
8 ounces finely chopped semisweet or milk chocolate
6 cups milk
6 ounce cinnamon flavored liqueur (recommended: Goldschlager)
3 ounce golden rum
Directions:
Stir the sugar and 2 tablespoons of the water together in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over medium heat. Uncover and continue to cook, swirling the pan but not stirring, until the sugar is a dark golden caramel, 7 to 10 minutes. (It should smell slightly burnt.) Pull pan from the heat and carefully pour the 1/4 cup water into the caramel. Take care; it may spatter a lot. Whisk until smooth and allow to cool. (The burnt caramel can be held for up to 2 weeks at room temperature.)
When ready to serve: Put 3 tablespoons of the burnt caramel into 4 mugs or cups and top evenly with the chopped chocolate. Bring the milk to a simmer in a medium pan over medium heat. Pull pan from the heat and add the Goldschlager and rum; pour over the chocolate. Serve El Dorado Hot Chocolates with a spoon to stir the layers together.
Cook's Note: Goldschlager is a cinnamon flavored liqueur with small flecks of edible gold.
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