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I love chocolate, it reminds me of my childhood and it always takes me back to my homeland, Guatemala. I had never considered making it spicy so I was thrilled when I read a recipe for spicy cocoa a while ago. I decided to give it a try, with some changes and tweaks and the result found that the spiciness gave it a whole other dimension and turned this into a grown up drink that is made to be sipped on cold winter nights. I admit we don’t have many of those her in FL but if I’m craving this I can just crank up the AC, right?
This drink is also filled with love inducing ingredients, you can find it in my Valentine’s Recipes with Latino Passion post and find out why this could be the perfect drink for a romantic date.
Ingredients
3 cups low-fat milk
3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon Abuelita Mexican chocolate
3/4 teaspoon ground ancho chiles
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
3 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
Preparation
Bring first 7 ingredients and pinch of salt to simmer in medium saucepan, whisking often. Add cinnamon sticks. Cover; remove from heat and let steep 5 minutes. Bring to simmer, whisking.
¡Que lo disfruten!
Paula studied architecture and now makes a living as a freelance writer,traveler and amateur photographer.She started her writing & publishing career as the editor of Bebé y Mamá, the first parenting magazine in Guatemala.She is the founder of www.GrowingUpBilingual.com and www.365thingsswfl.com and writes articles in Spanish and English for both magazines and the web on travel,food and bicultural and bilingual parenting .
When she is not on a plane or road trip she likes to create recipes inspired in the flavors of her native Guatemala.
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Sounds quite delicious!!
As much as I like chocolate I haven’t had hot chocolate ever in my life. I know very odd. I just don’t drink milk. LOL but I think my hubby would love this recipe.
Wow this is so nice. It reminds me of Thai spicy hotdog, which freaked me out the first time I saw it. I’d be blogging about it in days to come.
Sounds delicious! I love chocolate and spicy. This sounds likes the perfect combination. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks!
It looks and sounds tasty.