Hot Chocolate with Chartreuse

• 1 vanilla bean
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 8 ounces chopped bittersweet (or semisweet) chocolate
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/3 cup Chartreuse liqueur.

1. Cut the vanilla bean lengthwise in half.
2. Scrape seeds into large saucepan.
3. Add bean, milk, and whipping cream and bring to simmer.
4. Remove from heat; cover and let steep 20 minutes.
5. Return to simmer.
6. Add the chopped chocolate and sugar; stir until melted and smooth.
7. Mix in liqueur.
8. Ladle into mugs and serve.

vanilla bean, milk, whipping cream, bittersweet, sugar

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hot-chocolate-with-chartreuse-201176 (may not work)