Make your own Starbucks Chantico

Have you tried it have you tried it? The 6 oz. gourmet drinking chocolate from Starbucks? The 6 oz. cup of chocolate syrup that will set you back $3? Fancy making your own? You’ll need the following ingredients:

1 can evaporated milk (12 oz or 350ml)
3 heaping tbs cocoa (I used Penzey’s)
1/4 cup golden syrup (you could use light corn syrup)
3 oz or 100 gms Ghiradelli semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup or 60 ml heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
dash of cinnamon
(optional) 2 tablespoons ginger syrup

Place everything except the heavy cream together in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally, over medium low heat until the chocolate melts and the liquid is heated through. (Don’t let it boil.) Add the heavy cream and heat another minute or so. Pour into individual small cups. Makes approximately 4 five ounce servings.

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Oh and don’t forget to cue the “Iron Chef” soundtrack. Oh and no this isn’t the real Starbucks Chantico recipe, although the resulting flavor is pretty damn close.