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Spiced Hot Chocolate Recipe

When my family needs to warm up on a cold morning or evening, I head to the kitchen to make this hot cocoa. The spices are very well balanced.—Hannah Barringer, Loudon, Tennessee

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Spiced Hot Chocolate Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

10 5 15

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
8 cups milk
2/3 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Miniature marshmallows, optional

Directions

In a 3-qt. microwave-safe dish, combine the first six ingredients. Whisk in milk and water until smooth. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 3-4 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil.
Stir in vanilla. Ladle into mugs; serve with marshmallows if desired. Yield: 2-1/2 quarts.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup (calculated without marshmallows) equals 209 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 196 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Originally published as Spiced Hot Chocolate in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2008, p103