Zesty Hot Chocolate Recipe

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Chili powder gives a subtle spiciness to this chocolate sipper that is sure to warm chilly guests from head to toe. Joy Weinstein - Boulder, Colorado

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Zesty Hot Chocolate Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon chili powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 cups fat-free milk
2 cups water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup reduced-fat whipped topping
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Gradually add milk and water; cook and stir until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Ladle into mugs; top each serving with whipped topping and sprinkle with nutmeg. Yield: 2 quarts.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup hot chocolate with 1 tablespoon whipped topping equals 132 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 155 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat-free milk.

Originally published as Zesty Hot Chocolate in Healthy Cooking February/March 2009, p49