Recipe for spiced hot chocolate

Serves 6

If you have an immersion blender, use it to froth the chocolate milk.

½	gallon whole milk
8	cinnamon sticks
¼	cup sugar
8	ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
¼	teaspoon almond extract
1	cup heavy cream, softly whipped (for garnish)
	Chili powder (for sprinkling)

1. In a large pot over medium heat, bring the milk, 2 cinnamon sticks, and sugar to a boil. Remove the pot from the heat. Discard the cinnamon sticks.

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2. Whisk the chocolate and almond extract into the milk until chocolate melts. With a whisk, beat the chocolate until it is
quite frothy.

3. Pour the mixture into 6 mugs. Top with dollop of whipped cream, add a cinnamon stick to each one, and sprinkle lightly with chili powder.
Karoline Boehm Goodnick