It’s May Fourth AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT MEANS!!! It’s STAR WARS DAY!!!
As per Star Wars Wiki: Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate Star Wars. The date originated from the pun “May the Fourth be with you”, a variant of the popular Star Wars catchphrase “May the Force be with you”. Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans around the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm and parent company Disney as an annual celebration of Star Wars.
My hubby and I have been celebrating the day with LOTS of Star Wars inspired recipes, some copycat recipes from Galaxy’s Edge, and some our own Star Wars inspired fandom steeped creations. I’ll be posting them all on my blog today, so watch out!
We also spent the morning watching Return of the Jedi (indisputably the best movie in the entire franchise) and I’ve been randomly belting out my own falsetto version of Carrie Fisher’s “Star Wars” song from the Star Wars Holiday masterpiece.
Anyhoo, on with the Star Wars recipes!
First up is our Dark Side Mocha! This delicious decadent dark side coffee drink with remind you once and for all that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb. (Ooops, fandom jump there.)
This mocha is made with homemade chocolate coffee syrup, but you can also use store bought syrup. The drink is topped off with whipped cream, homemade chocolate coffee syrup and crumbled chocolate espresso chips. Check it out!
You Will Need:
- 4 1-ounce squares of dark chocolate
- 2/3 cup strong coffee
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Heavy cream
- Strong Coffee
- Whipped Cream
- Crumbled chocolate espresso chips
- Combine the chocolate and coffee in a small saucepan. Cook on low heat, stirring constantly until chocolate melts and the texture is smooth.
- Stir in the sugar and salt, stirring constantly until the sugar fully dissolves. You should have about 1 ½ cups of chocolate coffee syrup.
- Heat your heavy cream on the stovetop or in the microwave, then froth using an electric milk frother. (If you have an espresso machine, use the steam wand to froth the milk.)
- Pour your strong coffee into a mug, filling to about halfway. Add frothed milk, leaving room for your chocolate syrup.
- Stir in chocolate syrup, to taste.
- Top with whipped cream and garnish with drizzles of chocolate syrup and crumbled chocolate espresso chip crumbles.
I hope you enjoy your Dark Side Mocha, AND, of course, MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!!!
