Cocoa Cinnamon Spread Recipes

Steps:

• In the top of a double boiler, stir together cocoa, sugar and salt. Gradually add boiling water. Place over direct heat and boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add milk and cinnamon sticks and place over boiling water. Stir and heat 10 minutes. Remove sticks and stir in vanilla. Beat with a wire whisk to froth milk. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease two 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans and line bottom of pans with parchment paper.
• Chocolate Batter: in bowl of electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar with paddle attachment on medium speed, until light and creamy about 5 minutes.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating until each egg is completely incorporated before adding the next and scraping down sides of bowl several times.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, water and vanilla.
• With mixer on low speed, alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture to butter, beginning and ending with flour and beating just until blended.
• Divide batter between the two pans, shake pans to even tops and set aside.
• Cocoa Spice Sugar Crust: in another small bowl, whisk together sugar, cinnamon, cocoa, ginger and cloves.
• Sprinkle surfaces of both batters with decorating sugar.
• Sprinkle with cocoa sugar mixture, dividing evenly.
• Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes.
• Let cool completely, run thin knife around sides to release breads and remove from pans.

Steps:

• In a medium pot, whisk together milk, cocoa powder, sugar, cinnamon, chile powder, and pinch of salt over medium-high until combined. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Pour cocoa into four mugs and serve immediately with marshmallows if desired.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Toasted bagels if desired; top with spread.