Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"This is a nice warming drink."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
• 3 cups skim milk
• 4 (3 1/2 inch) cinnamon sticks
• 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• ground cinnamon, for dusting
• whipped cream (optional)

directions

1. Using 1 piece of heavy paper cut to fit over mugs, cut out a star shape in center.
2. Beat together cream and confectioners' sugar in large bowl to soft peaks.
3. Cover and keep chilled.
4. Bring milk and cinnamon sticks just to a simmer in a small saucepan; remove from heat.
5. Add chocolate and let stand 2 minutes.
6. Whisk mixture until chocolate melts.
7. Pour into mugs, reserving cinnamon sticks for garnish.
8. Top each with whipped cream.
9. Cover mugs with the paper cutout and dust with ground cinnamon.

Reviews

[Sharon123]

Oh my! What a chocolate fix I enjoyed! I halved the recipe and drank both cups! Thank you Lainey for a morning treat!

 

[Lindas Busy Kitchen]

I halved the recipe and then proceeded to drink it all by my lonesome :) What a chocolate fix for me! Thanks for sharing Lainey. Made for Zaar Stars Tag Game. Linda

 

[Sydney Mike]

Oh, yeah! Just what the chocoholic ordered! I opted out of the whipped cream, just because I usually end up stirring it in, & I didn't want to dilute the chocolate one bit! Absolutely great tasting {I should know, 'cause I drank it all, over a short period of time! Thanks for the posting! Made for Cupid's Choice Beverage Tag Game

 

[evelynathens]

Scaled this down to enjoy all by my lonesome today. It was lovely. If you scale back, you may want to beat the tiny amount of cream with an immersion blender - I have a special kind of wand that did the trick. The dusting of cinnamon over top was a treat.

 

[Annacia]

Oh my! just what the Dr ordered for the 2 days of rain and cold that we have had. Rich, chocolaty and very comforting! To my figuring 12 ounces of chocolate into 4 servings comes out to 3oz per cup so that is what I used. The fact that I simply love bittersweet didn't hurt any. Changes: I used fat free evaporated milk in place of the cream and Splenda for the sugar. I also added a good dash of cinnamon into the steaming pot and skipped the whipped cream.