Hot chocolate with caramel and sea salt
2 servings
20 minutes
Hot chocolate with caramel and sea salt is a cozy delight with an exquisite balance of flavors. Its history roots in European culinary traditions where salted chocolate became a symbol of refined taste. Bitter dark chocolate combined with the softness of milk chocolate, delicate cream and milk create a rich, velvety base. Caramel syrup adds sweet depth while sea salt introduces an unexpected yet harmonious note that enhances the chocolate's splendor. The finishing touch is airy whipped cream that gives the drink lightness. This beverage is perfect for cozy evenings, warming moments or simply enjoying dessert in a cup.
1
Break the dark and milk chocolate into pieces.
- Dark chocolate: 50 g
- Milk chocolate: 50 g
2
Rinse the mug with hot water. Add 1 tablespoon of caramel syrup to the mug and tilt it side to side to spread the syrup across the bottom.
- Caramel syrup: 2 tablespoons
3
Combine milk, 33% cream, and 1/4 cup of sugar in a saucepan, place over medium heat, stir, and before boiling, add broken chocolate. Reduce heat and cook until chocolate is completely melted. Remove from heat.
- Milk 2%: 2 glasss
- Cream 33%: 0.3 glass
- Sugar: 0.3 glass
- Dark chocolate: 50 g
- Milk chocolate: 50 g
4
Pour the hot chocolate into a mug. Top with whipped cream, drizzle with caramel syrup, and sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt and a pinch of crystallized sugar.
- Whipped cream: 0.3 glass
- Caramel syrup: 2 tablespoons
- Sea salt: pinch
- Crystallized sugar: pinch
5
Serve immediately.