New Mexican Hot Chocolate

photo by PalatablePastime

- Ready In:
- 17mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa
- 1 1⁄2 cups cold water
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 6 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- whipped cream (for topping; optional)
- 6 cinnamon sticks (optional)
directions
- Whisk together sugar, cocoa, water, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add milk and cook, stirring, until hot.
- Add vanilla and stir.
- Pour chocolate into serving cups and top with whipped cream (if desired).
- Sprinkle with a little cinnamon and nutmeg and serve with a cinnamon stick (for stirring).
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Reviews
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Yummy! This was excellent. As suggested, we topped with whipped cream and served it with biscochitos (recipe #25697). The only (unintentional) change I made was I only added 5 cups of milk, because the saucepan I was using was too small. So it was maybe a little richer, but everyone liked it that way. Wonderful recipe, I will surely make this again, thank you Sue!
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This hot chocolate was a big hit at my house! Because I was making it for children, I used half the spices, but it still turned out wonderful. We served it with whipped cream. My teenage daughter said it was one of her all-time favorite cups of hot chocolate. Thanks for an easy and popular hot chocolate recipe!
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Cincinnati
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