Spiced Hot Choc Recipes

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• In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, warm the milk, curry powder, and cardamom pods over medium heat, stirring every now and then so it doesn't burn.
• Meanwhile, spoon the cocoa powder into a measuring cup. Once you see little bubbles forming around the perimeter of the saucepan, the milk is hot; turn off the heat. Pour a little milk, about 1 cup, into the cocoa powder, and whisk until smooth. Add back to the saucepan, and whisk in the honey and salt. Stir until well combined.
• Pour the hot chocolate through a strainer into 4 individual mugs and top with marshmallows, if you like.

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• Whisk sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a small bowl.
• Bring milk to a boil in a saucepan, whisking constantly. Whisk in cocoa mixture until dissolved, reduce heat to low, and simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
• Stir cream into hot chocolate and pour into mugs.

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• Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat until lukewarm; stir the cocoa powder and sugar into the warmed milk until dissolved. Add the vanilla, cinnamon, chili powder, nutmeg, and cloves. Heat another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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• Fill a mug with skimmed milk. Add 1-2 squares of very dark chocolate, a pinch of cinnamon, a dribble of honey and heat in the microwave. Add a low-fat oaty biscuit if you like.

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• Sift all ingredients together into a large bowl. Whisk the mixture together to be sure the spices are evenly distributed.
• To serve, stir 3 tablespoons of the mix into 1½ cups (12 ounces) of hot milk. Serve in large mugs. Store the remaining mix in a tightly-sealed jar.
• Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with the back of a knife. Combine the sugar, vanilla pod and seeds together and store in an airtight container for at least 1 week before using.

Steps:

• bring the first 9 ingredients to a simmer in a large saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• remove from heat and let the flavors blend for 20 minutes.
• add cocoa powder and vanilla, return to a simmer, whisking until blended.
• pour into 6 cups, over a strainer.
• discard spices.

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• Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs.
• Melt the unsweetened chocolate and butter, allow to cool. Mix into the egg and sugar mixture.
• Add all of the dry ingredients, and mix thoroughly (you don't want any cayenne pepper clumps!).
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Space out 12 cookies on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 13 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven.
• Top each one with a large marshmallow.
• Broil for 30 seconds, until the marshmallows have just started to brown.
• Enjoy!

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• Whisk milk, brown sugar, and whipping cream in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until mixture begins to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low; add cocoa powder, chocolate, and cinnamon; whisk until chocolate is melted and smooth. Pour hot chocolate into 6 demitasse cups. Garnish each with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick.

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• Place milk, cocoa, and sugar in saucepan. Heat to boiling, then turn off heat. Stir in nutmeg, chili powder and stir to mix. Pour into 4 mugs and place cinnamon sticks in mugs, if using. Garnish with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon if desired. Enjoy!