If you don’t know Palette de Bine yet, run on over! You’ll discover the most wonderful chocolate maker in our region. Their chocolates are made on-site starting from cocoa beans and practising the highest degree of respect for the craft, as well as for the cocoa bean growers

Here’s a simple recipe to warm you up in the month of February.

Spiced hot chocolate from Palette de Bine

• 4 cups (1 litre) whole milk
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) Palette de Bine cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) Palette de Bine chopped chocolate
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) liquid vanilla or Essence de Mélilot (Sweet Clover Extract) from Gourmet Sauvage
• 1/2 teaspoon (3 ml) cayenne powder

Serve warm to hot.

J u l i e  Z y r o m s k i — Gastronome

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