Serve your next cup of hot chocolate with these pretty whipped cream stars.
The cold weather is stil hanging on to Denmark. For us that means we’re still craving for and can’t get enough of wonderful sweet hot chocolate. Especially when we get back inside after a long walk and the hands and feet are freezing cold.
Having the same craving as us? With a little preparation, you can surprise the kids (and the adults) by serving the next cup of hot chocolate with these pretty whipped cream stars. Or let the children make them themselves as a fun little break here in corona time.
If you have time and want to make a little extra out of it, you can also make these chocolate spoons and serve them together with the whipped cream stars.
Recipe
How to:
For the whipped cream stars:
1. Beat the cream fluffy.
2. Cover an oblong pan that fits in your freezer with baking paper.
3. Spread a 1.5 – 2 cm thick layer of whipped cream on the baking paper.
4. Decorate with chopped chocolate or sprinkles.
5. Put in the freezer and leave form aprox. 3 hours.
6. Remove the pan from the freezer.
7. Cut into shape by using gigerbread molds. We used stars, but other fine figures works just fine. Leave in the freezer until your hot chocolate is ready.
For the hot chocolate:
1. Mix sugar and cocoa powder in a saucepan. Add some milk and stir.
2. Heat slowly, while you stir, until the sugar is completely dissolved.
3. Add the rest of the milk and heat to the desired temperature.
4. Pour the hot chocolate into a large cup and decorate with the stars.
