Copycat Grom Drinking Chocolate and Whipped Cream

Dear Turkey,

From the internet

I got a hot tip that this

Is how they make it

Copycat Grom Drinking Chocolate and Whipped Cream

(serves 2-5, depending on how thick you make it and if you're serving lightweights)

For the chocolate:

Ingredients:

- 9-16 oz quality bittersweet chocolate (I started with one 9.7 oz package of Scharffen Berger 70%, but I had another package as a backup)

- 1-2 c milk, heavy cream, or a combo

Instructions:

- In a heavy pot over low heat, melt the chocolate and milk/cream until it's hot and thick, somewhere between soup and pudding. 

- The trick is to figure out how much liquid you want (according to the internet, Grom doesn't use any liquid at all, but that didn't work with the chocolate I used). It's easiest to add the milk at the beginning because it will heat along with the chocolate; if you add milk (or especially water) later in the process, the chocolate may bind up. However you should be able to reverse this process by adding some more cream and heating and stirring gently.

For the whipped cream:

Ingredients:

- 1-2 c heavy cream

- 1 T sugar, or to taste

- 1 t vanilla, or to taste

Instructions:

- With an electric mixer, beat the cream on high, adding the sugar and vanilla when it's starting to look like whipped cream. I like less sugar here, but you decide.

- Grom whips their cream until it's almost like butter, which I personally love, but you're in charge.

- For serving: offer several sizes of cups in case you invited any lightweights. Ladle the chocolate into the cups, top with whipped cream, and drizzle coffee or alcohol of your choice on top (like coffee, orange, or chocolate liquor), and sprinkle with cinnamon, cocoa, and/or powdered sugar. If you have leftover chocolate, you can let it harden in the fridge or at room temp and theoretically melt it back down later; leftover whipped cream will keep in the fridge for a day or two. 

Enjoy,

Tofu