Peruvian Spiced Hot Chocolate

Spiced Hot Chocolate is the center of holiday gatherings called "chocolatadas," which involve giving and sharing of home-made food and gifts to children in Peru. Made with heavy milk, spices, and rich chocolate, it is often shared with panetón or sweet bread.

From The Spice & Tea Exchange®
1/8 cup Cinnamon Sugar
1/4 cup Cocoa – Dutched
1/4 tsp Chipotle Pepper Powder
1/2 tsp Cloves – Ground

From the Grocer
4 cups milk, almond, or soy milk
1 – 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 – 12 oz can evaporated milk
1/2 cup chopped Latin drinking chocolate bar
1 TBS cornstarch

Optional toppings: whipped cream, marshmallows, chocolate syrup, chocolate shavings

ADD milk and Cinnamon Sugar to a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat until boiling, stirring frequently. Add sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk. Stir to combine and simmer on medium heat for 2 minutes.
ADD chocolate, Cocoa – Dutched, Chipotle Pepper Powder, and Cloves – Ground to the pot of milk and heat on low for an additional 5 minutes, stirring to melt chocolate.
DISSOLVE cornstarch in ¼ cup water. Add mixture to milk and chocolate, stirring continuously. Heat on low for 2 more minutes.
REMOVE from heat and indulge with optional toppings!

Yield: 6 Servings
Total Time: 15 minutes
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes

Peruvian Spiced Hot Chocolate

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