Lavender & Vanilla Milk Hot Chocolate

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1 Lavender buds, dried

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Maple syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 oz Milk chocolate
  • 1/4 tsp Sea salt
  • 1/2 Vanilla bean
  • 1 Whipped cream

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/2 tsp Lavender buds or 1 drop lavender essential oil, Dried

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Heavy cream
  • 1 cup Whole milk

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup Heavy Cream
• 1 cup Whole Milk
• 2 tablespoons + Maple Syrup
• ½ Vanilla Bean, split lengthwise
• ¼ teaspoon Sea Salt
• ½ teaspoon Dried Lavender Buds or 1 drop Lavender Essential Oil
• 4 ounces Milk Chocolate (use a high quality brand)
• Whipped Cream, to top (sweeten with maple syrup)
• Dried Lavender Buds, to garnish (optional)

Directions

• Place the cream, milk, maple syrup, vanilla bean, and sea salt in a saucepan and bring just to a boil. Remove from heat and whisk the dried lavender buds into the mixture, if using. If using essential oil, skip this step. Let steep for 10 minutes.
• Strain the hot chocolate through a fine mesh sieve and discard solids.
• Pour the hot chocolate back in to the same saucepan. Bring just to a simmer, then remove from heat.
• Add the chocolate to the saucepan and let sit for 1 minute. Whisk mixture until chocolate is melted and smooth. Add 1 drop of lavender essential oil, if not using dried lavender and whisk well.
• Taste hot chocolate and add more maple syrup if a sweeter drink is desired.
• Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream and sprinkling of lavender buds.