Austinite Meria Benavides shares this recipe for delicious hot chocolate from her grandmother for “those cold nights in January.”
Makes: 2 servings
Ingredients
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon Watkins vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate
Directions
In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, add milk, cocoa powder, sugar, cinna-mon, vanilla extract and chili powder.
Mix together with a whisk, add the bittersweet chocolate and heat until the chocolate has completely melted and the mixture is hot, but not boiling. Divide hot chocolate into 2 mugs and serve with marshmallows, chocolate shavings and a cinnamon stick.