RICH SPICED HOT CHOCOLATE

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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.

Provided by ScratchCook

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Hot Chocolate Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

Steps:

  • Whisk sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a small bowl.
  • 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.
  • Stir cream into hot chocolate and pour into mugs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 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, Sodium 149.9 mg, Sugar 45 g

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