Ingredients for making French hot chocolate:

100g dark chocolate
500ml whole milk
2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp sugar
1 pinch salt

Instructions for making Parisian hot chocolate:

• Start by thinly chopping 100g of dark chocolate.
• Pour 500 ml whole milk into a saucepan and add two cinnamon sticks and vanilla extract, then stir frequently.
• Cook until the milk starts to boil and the cinnamon has infused its flavor into the milk, approximately 10 minutes.
• Remove the cinnamon sticks and add cocoa powder. Whisk to incorporate the powder into the milk, then strain the mixture through a sieve.
• Return the mixture to the stove with the heat still turned off and add sugar and salt. Heat and stir until the chocolate has melted. Remove from heat and serve.