Spicy Hot Chocolate
Ingredients for Spicy Hot Chocolate: Serves 4; prep time: 5 minutes total cooking time: 10 minutes
- 4 cups organic skim milk
- 1/4 cup Valrhona cocoa
- 4 77% Dark cocoa discs
- 1 teasponn cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 shot of aged tequila
- cocoa nibs and whipped cream for garnish
Heat the milk in a medium suacepan at medium high heat. Heat until milk is scalded or almost boiling, about 2 minutes. Mix in the cocoa powder, spices and chocolate discs and let it sit for 1 minute. Using a whisk or hand blender, whisk the mixture until frothy. Serve hot and top with whipped cream and sprinkle generously with cocoa nibs. Garnish with hot chiles if desired.
Hot Spiced Drunken Apple Cider
Serves 8-10
- 1/2gallon apple cider (I have used unfiltered)
- 3/4bottle of gewurztraminer (or other white wine which is not too dry, or you can use even semi sweet one like Muscat)
- 4-5sticks of cinnamon
- 4-5cloves
- 1/4teaspoon nut meg
- 1 vanilla bean split lengthwise
- 3-4tablespoons honey (depends on how sweet the wine you're using)
- cup or so of fresh cranberrries (of cubes of apple if not in cranberry season)
- Put the cider and all spices in a pot and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- When on low heat add the wine. Do not boil again so the alcohol won't evaporate too much, just let it warm.
- Add the cranberries and simmer for a few more minutes until they color the liquid a bit
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