The Washington Post says “Hershey’s milk chocolate contains about 11 percent cacao.” Our friends at Scharffen Berger have a new 82% Extra Dark Chocolate. Once you’ve gone over to the dark side, you can never go back.
I had the best hot cocoa I have ever tasted New Year’s Eve — and by far the simplest. Simply melt 6 oz of Scharffen Berger in a cup of milk, then once it’s dissolved, add 3 additional cups of milk (total: 1 quart). Serve and swoon . . . .
We used the 70%, but I can only imagine the 82 might need a touch of sugar or vanilla (the 70 has crushed vanilla beans). I see a new website button — Powered by Scharffen Berger — but the message may not fit in the little box.