Mexican Hot Chocolate

One year, I hosted a Mexican-themed Christmas Eve. I covered the table with a festive serape, lit the luminarios, hung the pinatas, and ended with this lovely hot drink. Feliz Navidad!!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 6 cups

Ingredients

• 2  cups  hot milk
• 2  unsweetened chocolate squares, cut in pieces
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons instant coffee crystals
• 1  dash salt
• 2  cups  cold milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Combine hot milk, chocolate, sugar, coffee and salt in a blender. Cover, blend at high speed, until chocolate is melted and sugar dissolves.
2. In a large saucepan, combine blended ingredients with remaining ingredients. Heat, stirring constantly. Blend small amounts of hot mixture just before serving.