Sorta like hot chocolate but WAY better. It’s like drinking a liquid candy bar.

Beau requested this recipe and since I make it like I make everything else (my grandmother or mom taught me and I don’t have a recipe) I’ll have to write approximates.

For one person:

1/2-1 TBSP butter
1 can evaporated milk
Chocolate to taste*
1/2- 1 tsp vanilla
marshmallows (to soften and sweeten the intense chocolate taste)

*I use whatever I have on hand. Probably the best choice is Schokinag (available at Whole Foods and other specialty markets) and I buy the triple chocolate. I use A LOT of chocolate like 2/3 cup or so. The more chocolate you use, the darker and richer the flavor. Also full fat evaporated milk is richer than fat-free but you can use either. If you make it too chocolaty, you can add a little regular milk to make it less intense. I also will use unsweetened chocolate like Scharffen burger cocoa and add sugar. You could even use plain old Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa but it’s not as good. Chocolate quality makes a difference. Don’t use sweetened cocoa like Ghiradelli, it always comes out too sweet and never develops that rich chocolate taste. The ratio probably ends up about 2 parts chocolate to 1 part sugar, or maybe a little more. You’ll have to taste it since I was unprepared for Beau’s request. ;)

On the stove, melt butter, pour in milk then whisk in chocolate until melted and steaming. Remove from heat, add vanilla, stir and enjoy. You do not need to boil this. If you boil it, you will probably burn it. If you use powdered cocoa you’ll have to whisk constantly until it’s hot and steaming to keep from getting bitter tasting lumps. Enjoy!