Name: Mexican Hot Chocolate
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups whole milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ancho chili powder; 10 cinnamon sticks; 2 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken into pieces; 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

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On cold, rainy days this is what usually greets my kiddos when they walk in the door from school. Chocolate, milk, cinnamon and spices combine to make a warm, chocolately and lightly spiced cold weather drink.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ancho chili powder
10 cinnamon sticks
2 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken into pieces
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Whisk whole milk, vanilla, sugar, cocoa, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and chili powder in a heavy saucepan.
Add 2 of the cinnamon sticks and cook gently over medium-low heat until warm.
Add chocolate and cook, whisking until the chocolate is completely melted. Gently simmer until liquid thickens and reduces slightly, whisking often, about 10 minutes.
Combine heavy cream with remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and beat until peaks form. Ladle 1/3 cup hot cocoa into 6 mugs; top with whipped cream and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

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