Chew: Clinton Kelly's Spiked Spicy Hot Chocolate

By pavaldez

Ingredients

• For Hot Chocolate:
• 4 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp cayenne powder
• cinnamon stick
• .
• For cocktail:
• 1 oz dark rum
• 1 oz cinnamon schnapps
• 1 cup hot chocolate (above ingredients)
• 1 cinnamon stick

Preparation

Step 1

For Hot Chocolate:
Heat the milk in a large saucepan over medium high heat until simmering.

Add cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon and cayenne powder, and whisk until cocoa and milk are combined. Serve warm with a cinnamon stick for a garnish.

For Cocktail:
Combine ingredients (including hot chocolate made in above steps) in a glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick and serve.