Mexican Hot Chocolate
This delicious, not-too-sweet hot chocolate is richly flavored with cocoa and delicately seasoned with spices. The whole-stick cinnamon stirrers come in handy, as the old-fashioned chocolate mixture settles if not stirred before drinking. The blend of cinnamon and chocolate flavors is wonderful! —Kathy Young, Weatherford, Texas4 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 10 min.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
- Dash ground cloves or nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped cream
- Whole cinnamon sticks
Directions
- Combine cocoa and sugar in small saucepan; stir in water. Bring to
- boil; reduce heat and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add the cloves, cinnamon and milk. Simmer 5 minutes (do not boil).
- Whisk in vanilla. Pour hot chocolate into mugs; top with whipped
- cream. Use cinnamon sticks for stirrers. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 156 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 25 mg cholesterol, 92 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.