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Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Milk (divided)

  • 2 oz Semisweet Chocolate

  • 1 Egg Yolk

  • 3 oz Baileys Irish Cream (more or less to taste)

Serving

  • whipped cream or marshmallows

Instructions

  1. Heat 1/4 cup of the milk and all of the chocolate over low heat in a pan and whisk to thoroughly combine.

  2. In a separate pan set on low whisk the egg yolk until smooth and heated, being careful not to let the yolk curdle.

  3. Slowly add chocolate mixture by the spoonful into the yolk while whisking continually. Add the remaining milk and heat to temperature.

  4. Add Baileys to a mug, and pour in hot chocolate. Top with whipped cream.