LAVENDER hot Chocolate

Lavender Hot Chocolate is a delicious homemade hot chocolate recipe with the delicate taste of lavender throughout!

Ingredients: 

• 4 cups milk

• 4 Tbsp hot chocolate mix (I love Ghirardelli’s Double Chocolate mix)

• 2 tsp dark chocolate (Dutch style)

• 2 tsp culinary lavender 

Instructions:

1. Combine the milk and lavender in a medium saucepan, and bring it to a simmer. Once at a simmer, remove the pan from the heat and cover it with a lid. Let it sit and steep for 30 minutes, to infuse the milk with lavender flavor. 

2. After 30 minutes, pour the milk through a strainer into a bowl to remove the lavender, then return the milk to the saucepan. Put the pan on the heat and bring it back to a simmer, add hot chocolate mix and the dark chocolate to the milk.

3. Whisk everything together until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream. 

4. Lavender Hot Chocolate can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator for up to a week. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.