Spiked Spicy Hot Cocoa
The Good LFE Cookbook
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Drinks & Cocktails
Warm up as the weather cools with this spiked spicy cocoa recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups lactose-free milk (use your favorite)
- 2 tbsp Chocolate Sauce*
- 1-2 oz Chai-Infused Vodka
Chai Infused Vodka (Makes 2 cups)
- 2 cups vodka
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 green cardamom pods
- 1" piece ginger, peeled
- 5 peppercorns
Chocolate Sauce (Makes 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 cup high quality cocoa powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp instant coffee or espresso granules
- 1/2 tsp salt
Directions
Heat milk in saucepan with chocolate syrup until hot. Pour into mug and stir in vodka. Top with cinnamon. You can also make a peppermint hot cocoa by substituting plain vodka and adding a drop of peppermint oil or 1/2 tsp of peppermint extract.
Chai Infused Vodka
Pour vodka over spices in pint jar with a tight-fitting lid. Steep for 5 days shaking daily. Strain and store in clean jar.
Chocolate Sauce
In a medium sized saucepan, sift cocoa powder over the top of the sugar. Add all other ingredients to pan and whisk over medium heat until it all comes together, about 3 minutes. It will thicken as it cools. Pour into a glass jar with lid. It will last for several months in the refrigerator.
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