Makes about 8-½ cups
Prep: 10 min., Cook: 10 min.
5-½ cups milk
1-½ cups half-and-half
1-½ cups chocolate syrup
½ cup maraschino cherry juice, divided
1-¾ cups whipping cream
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Maraschino cherries with stems (optional)
Heat first 3 ingredients and 7 tablespoons cherry juice in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat, stirring often.
Beat whipping cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar and reserved cherry juice, beating until soft peaks form. Serve with hot chocolate; top each serving with a cherry, if desired.
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