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HOT CHOCOLATE ON A STICK recipe

If you’re new here, welcome. I’m AmberLee, and since writing this post, I’ve opened up a little chocolate shop. I’d love to have you stop by, don’t forget to send me a hot chocolate flavor suggestion. Or say hello on facebook. I’d like that too. NOTE: If you blog this recipe, I’ll be thrilled and flattered. Oh how I love when the weather turns cold enough for hot chocolate. This idea is something I’ve been wanting to try for a couple winters now. me in Venezuela, I’m the pudgy one in booties Enough of my life story, and on to a recipe for real, amazing hot chocolate. I’m glad I finally took the time to puzzle this through and do a little taste testing, because the recipe turned out to be so simple, and the results so delightful. First things first: what chocolate to buy (see a whole post dedicated to this here) The trick to making the best hot chocolate on a stick is using good, serious chocolate that melts easily. Barry Callebaut, Dagoba, Michel Cluizel, El Rey, Valrhona, Guittard

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