Hot Chocolate Board - THE Food Trend In Containment

2023 Author: Lynn Laird | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 09:49

There is a gourmet board for each party! After the Candy Board for Halloween, we put the focus on the hot chocolate board. An ultra-delicious food trend that saw the light of day during confinement and which is currently shaking the Internet! Sweets, chocolate, candy cane, marshmallows … no more cold cuts and cheese that we usually enjoy during the holidays. This year, we do ourselves good with the Hot Chocolate Board, treats served on a tray to share and consume with a good cup of homemade hot chocolate!

Gourmet alert: the hot chocolate board replaces the charcuterie board

The Covid-19 pandemic has redrawn not only spring-summer 2021 fashion trends, but also foodie trends. Across the Atlantic, with the approach of the end of the year celebrations, the charcuterie and cheese boards are forgotten. So, don't delay and test the new food containment trend that is all the rage on social networks: the hot chocolate board. A delicious, creative and heartwarming idea that pairs wonderfully with the winter season. Easy and quick to make, the Hot Chocolate Board is sure to make your confined weekends more cocooning and gourmet! Here are our recipes and ideas in pictures to make it yourself!

Hot Chocolate Board - recipes to prepare and share with the family

In winter, we all dream of spending our free time on the sofa and under a soft blanket with a good romantic movie. So what's better than a bowl of homemade popcorn, a nice cup of hot chocolate, and a few cookies to top it off? We found the perfect idea to combine the three and please your loved ones. Here is our first Hot Chocolate Board recipe to prepare with the little ones!

Ingredients:

• brown sugar
• whipped cream
• brownie cut into small pieces
• mini chocolate chip cookies
• mini marshmallows
• fresh mint leaves
• cinnamon sticks
• homemade chocolate lollipops to dip
• snowflakes marshmallows
• marshmallows snowmen
• homemade popcorn balls
• gingerbread cookies
• chocolate grater
• homemade hot chocolate balls

Preparation:

To succeed with the hot chocolate board recipe, nothing could be easier! As a rule, it is prepared in the same way as the charcuterie board. So replace the pâté, sausage and cheese with the ingredients listed above and voila! All you have to do is add the star of your gourmet board: the cup of hot chocolate. Whether you like hot chocolate, golden milk or chai latte, give your favorite hot drink an accompaniment worthy of the name!

Although the idea seems a bit absurd at first glance, users of Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok cannot do without it. Demo in 10 ideas unearthed on the Web to copy!

Hot chocolate board for couples

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Hot chocolate tray to enjoy in bed

Here, the wooden board is replaced by a ceramic dish

Is your prettiest wooden board already covered in cookies, candies, marshmallows and all kinds of homemade treats? So, all you have to do is prepare the hot chocolate! Need a quick and easy recipe? Here are our three last minute ideas!

Christmas special spicy hot chocolate

Ingredients:

• 250 g of dark or milk chocolate
• 1 liter of milk
• 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
• 1 vanilla pod / 2 bags of vanilla sugar
• 1-2 tsp. powdered sugar
• 1-2 tsp. 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation:

Start by melting the chocolate in a double boiler. Then gradually add the milk while whisking. Add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, cocoa and the split and scraped vanilla bean. Finally, filter and serve with your gourmet board!

Hot chocolate without milk

Ingredients:

• 100 g dark chocolate
• 500 ml of water
• 50 g sugar
• 1 C. level of cocoa powder (unsweetened powder)

Preparation:

Start by grating the dark chocolate. Put the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Then add the cocoa, whisking vigorously. Pour the preparation over the grated chocolate and let stand for 1 minute. At the end of this time, stir with a whisk so that the chocolate is completely melted. To properly emulsify your hot chocolate, mix it with a hand blender. Serve and enjoy with the treats that make up your Hot Chocolate Board.

Keto hot chocolate

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cup unsweetened almond milk or cashew milk
• ¼ cup liquid cream or coconut cream
• 50 g granulated erythritol
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• 57g unsweetened dark chocolate or raw cocoa mass
• 1 C. almond butter

Preparation:

Put the almond milk, liquid cream, erythritol and cinnamon in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat (the milk will begin to foam). At this point, remove the pan from the heat. Add the unsweetened chocolate and almond butter, whisking constantly until they melt. Use a hand blender to make the preparation creamy and frothy. Serve immediately!

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