Name: Spicy Maple Hot Cocoa
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups whole milk; 6 tablespoons Dutch process cocoa; 2–3 tablespoons Fuller’s Sugarhouse pure maple syrup; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne; pinch sea salt; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (optional); cinnamon sticks for garnish (optional)

Spicy Maple Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

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2 1/2 cups whole milk
6 tablespoons Dutch process cocoa
2–3 tablespoons Fuller’s Sugarhouse pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne
pinch sea salt
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (optional)
cinnamon sticks for garnish (optional)

Instructions

Pour the milk into a medium-sized sauce pan and set over medium-low heat. Whisk in the chocolate, Fuller’s Sugarhouse pure maple syrup, and spices. Continue whisking occasionally until milk is hot and steamy.
Meanwhile, whisk the heavy whipping cream to soft peaks.
Pour steaming hot chocolate into mugs, add a dollop of whipped cream and a cinnamon stick, and finish with a pinch of chili powder.

Notes

This recipe makes for a very chocolaty drink, dilute with more milk if it’s too much. It’s also pretty easy on the sweet stuff, so add more Fuller’s Sugarhouse pure maple syrup for a sweeter drink.