Chocolate Soup
(Serves 4)
To make the soup you’ll need:
2 cups whole milk
2 cups ½ and ½
2/3 cup fat-free sweetened condensed milk
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoons cornstarch
4 tablespoons cold water
For the topping you’ll need:
4 ounces of low-fat cream cheese
6 tablespoons marshmallow crème
Put a saucepan over medium heat and stir together all three types of milk and vanilla extract. Bring the mixture to a simmer, just so it starts boiling. Reduce the heat to low and add the chocolate chips. Let the chips stand in the milk mixture for a minute. When the chips start to melt, start whisking.
In a separate bowl, add the cornstarch and water. Combine with a whisk or fork. Pour this mixture into the chocolate, a little at a time, whisking constantly. It will start bubbling when it’s ready, the chocolate will also thicken. This will take about 5 to 7 minutes.
Pour the hot chocolate soup into bowls and garnish with the topping.
For the topping, you’ll microwave the cream cheese for 10 seconds at a time. Stir the cream cheese until it is smooth. Add the marshmallow cream cheese and mix it well.
Put a dollop of the cream cheese mixture on top of the soup. To make things more special, put the cream cheese mixture into a zip top bag, cut a corner off and pipe a romantic design.