I was tempted to call this recipe “Chocolate Gordo with Doughy Roli-Polis”. However, I’m trying to do this blog thing right, so I figured I should be serious with the names.
I just “lava” good cup of thick hot chocolate. This beverage is a happy, warm, decadent treat on cold dreary days. For me, it has a happy, comforting drink the day my husband and I trimmed our house with Christmas decorations. We played Christmas music, danced, and drank hot chocolate. Because this is nice and thick, you sip it slowly and enjoy every bit of its goodness.
The key to the hot chocolate, and to getting your desired thickness, is to use a mixture of milk and heavy whipping cream. I provide general measurements below, but you can add more or less of either milk or whipping cream depending on how thick you want it to be.
The Doughy Roli-Polis were easy and fun. I wanted to make something similar to churros, without making churros: a sweet, doughy accompaniment. I remembered an old shortcut to making donuts using store-bought biscuit dough, which solely relies on your ability to cut out a hole at the center and fry in hot oil. To make the donut holes, I simply cut out small circles using one of my cake decorating tips. Find something similarly small, and have fun carving out small circles.
I also wanted to make the presentation festive and beautiful. The addition of the red sugar crystals made this a beautiful, holiday appropriate pairing. I must say… I was impressed with the final outcome! I hope you will be as well…
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