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Chocolate Milk: Shaken Not Stirred Edition

(Click here to jump to the recommended song, International Super Spy as performed by FoolishFrankie!)

The Backyardigans was an animated show on Nick Jr. that aired from October 11, 2004 to July 12, 2013. It starred five brightly-colored anthropomorphic animal characters, presumably between the ages of 5 and 7, using their imaginations to go on all kinds of crazy adventures.

The series focused heavily on music, featuring four musical numbers per episode. The songs have recently gained popularity on the Internet due to their impeccable flavor, or something like that. Don't feel bad if you're just hearing about this now, because I myself usually miss these types of things.

International Super Spy is one of the most popular Backyardigans songs right now, and my brother and I just watched the two-part special the song was in.

Stop reading and watch the episode now if you don't want spoilers. If you don't care, can you lend me some of your marbles? I lost all of mine.

SPOILERS:

At the end of the special, the Backyardigans start making some chocolate milk when they realize they have no spoon to stir it with.

Then the blue penguin Pablo (or "Agent Secret", as the episode calls him) has an idea.
 
"My friends, there's more than one way to mix chocolate milk."
"My friends, there's more than one way to mix chocolate milk."


Shaken, not stirred. Classy as hell.

I wanted to come up with a more "grown-up" version of this idea, that still doesn't involve alcohol. Since I'm, you know, underage.

INGREDIENTS (serves 1):


1 oz of dark chocolate (I used Moser Roth 70%)

1 cup of milk

1/2 tsp cinnamon
 
2 cloves
 
1 spoke star anise
 
1/4 tsp ginger
 
1/2 tsp vanilla extract, preferably aged 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler (or a glass dish/frying pan apparatus like the one I have) and slowly mix 1/4 cup of the milk into it, effectively making hot chocolate with a high chocolate-to-milk ratio.

Put this, the milk, spices and vanilla extract into your shaking vessel and shake. Depending on the type of chocolate you use, you may also want to add sugar.

Strain the mixture into a tall glass and serve.

CONCLUSION




When I smelled the mixture of spices and chocolate before adding the milk, I nearly swooned. For whatever reason, Anise is one of "those" smells for me. Please tell me I'm not alone in this sensory phenomenon.
 
I'd say I've accomplished my goals with this recipe: it's spicy, and it's mature without using alcohol.
 
I'm going to leave you off on an amazing saxophone cover of International Super Spy by FoolishFrankie on YouTube. Stay sexy!
 
 
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