Spiced Hot Chocolate

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar (or more, to taste)
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 cardamom pods, crushed or 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 2 whole cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon orange zest, grated (or a couple drops of orange oil)
• 1 dash salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• nutmeg (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, orange zest, and salt.
• 2 blend in water and heat to boiling.
• 3 boil gently for 1 minute.
• 4 mix in milk and vanilla and heat almost to boiling, but do not allow to boil.
• 5 remove whole spices, then beat with a mixer until frothy.
• 6 pour into mugs, garnish if desired, and serve hot.