Trinidad Cocoa Tea

Found this gem on http://www.scharffenberger.com/. Sounds delicious! A decadent twist on hot cocoa! Servings are a guesstimate.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• For the chocolate mix

• 2 (3 ounce)  bars scharffen berger 82%  extra dark chocolate or 2 (3 ounce)  limited edition 72% el carmen chocolate, finely chopped
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄8 teaspoon  bay leaf powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger

• For each serving (use 2 T chocolate mix plus)

•  boiling water
•  whole milk
•  heavy cream
• 1  drop vanilla extract

Directions

1. Combine the ingredients for the chocolate mix and store in a glass jar with a tight lid.
2. To make individual servings of cocoa tea, boil 1 cup of water and add 2 tablespoons of the cocoa mix.
3. Stir well and bring to a boil.
4. Remove the pot from the heat.
5. Add milk and heavy cream to taste.