Mexican Hot Chocolate

By dcarriger56

This delicious, not~too~sweet hot chocolate is richly flavored with cocoa and delicately seasoned with spices. The blend of cinnamon and chocolate is wonderful!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup of boiling water
• dash ground cloves or nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 cups of milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• whipped cream
• whole cinnamon sticks

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine the cocoa and sugar in a small sauce pan; stir in the water. Bring to boil; reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Add the cloves, cinnamon, and milk. Simmer for 5 minutes (DO NOT BOIL). Whisk in the vanilla. Pour the hot chocolate into mugs; top with whipped cream. Use cinnamon sticks for stirrers.