Rich Spiced Hot Chocolate recipe

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Ingredients

⅔ cup white sugar
⅓ cup cocoa powder
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pinch salt
4 cups whole milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
½ cup heavy whipping cream

Nutrition Info

413.8 calories
carbohydrate: 52.5 g
cholesterol: 65.2 mg
fat: 20 g
fiber: 4.3 g
protein: 10.1 g
saturatedFat: 12 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 149.9 mg
sugar: 45 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Whisk sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a small bowl.

  2. Bring milk to a boil in a saucepan, whisking constantly. Whisk in cocoa mixture until dissolved, reduce heat to low, and simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.

  3. Stir cream into hot chocolate and pour into mugs.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

An excellent recipe for a cool nights. A festive drink for the holidays after caroling. Use flavors like peppermint extract and garnish with candy cane for festive Christmas holiday. It's also very good with Baileys® Irish cream and mint. Garnish with some mint leaves on top of the whipped cream. Can be cook in a slow cooker as well. Top with whipped cream, caramel, and chocolate chips.

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