MOCHA-CINNAMON HOT CHOCOLATE

Mocha-Cinnamon Hot Chocolate image

Yield Makes 4 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/3 cup chilled whipping cream
4 teaspoons plus 6 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons plus 5 tablespoons instant espresso powder
4 cups milk
2 3-inch-long cinnamon sticks, broken in half
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 ounces milk chocolate, chopped
ground nutmeg
Additional cinnamon sticks (optional)

Steps:

Whisk cream, 4 teaspoons brown sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons espresso powder in medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Cover and refrigerate whipped cream.
Bring milk and 2 cinnamon sticks to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 6 tablespoons brown sugar, 5 tablespoons espresso powder and cocoa powder. Whisk to blend. Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Discard cinnamon sticks. Ladle hot chocolate into 4 mugs. Top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Garnish with additional cinnamon sticks, if desired.