Hot chocolate on a stick

To prepare hot chocolate on a stick, first coarsely chop the dark chocolate with a knife 1, then melt it in a double boiler: fill a saucepan with water up to a quarter, place a bowl over it, pour the chopped chocolate inside 2, and cook on very low heat until the chocolate becomes fluid, making sure the water in the saucepan does not touch the bottom of the bowl. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, sift the cornstarch 3,

the unsweetened cocoa powder 4, and the powdered sugar 5 and mix well 6.

When the chocolate has melted, add the powder mixture one spoonful at a time, without turning off the heat 7, stirring continually with care 8 until the ingredients are well combined 9.

At this point, transfer the chocolate mixture into a disposable pastry bag 10, cut the tip, and distribute it evenly into an ice cube tray 11, then gently tap the tray on the counter to level the surface and avoid creating air bubbles 12.

Now you can move on to preparing the customized toppings by mixing pairs of ingredients in different small bowls: we've combined sliced almonds and ground cardamom 13, desiccated coconut and ground ginger 14, chopped pistachios and ground chili 15,

chopped hazelnuts and ground cinnamon 16. Garnish the cubes in the tray two by two with the toppings, and sprinkle the last two remaining ones with a pinch of fleur de sel and dried edible flowers 17. Finally, pierce each cube with a popsicle stick 18 and place the tray in the refrigerator to cool for at least 2 hours. Once set, your hot chocolate on a stick is ready to be dipped into a cup of hot milk and sipped!