Aztec Hot Chocolate

Name: Aztec Hot Chocolate
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 91 grams disk Mexican chocolate, chopped; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 dried guajillo chile, stemmed, seeded and deveined; 473 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 59 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 vanilla bean; 946 milliliters whole milk

Aztec Hot Chocolate

Need A mixture of vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 15 minutes.

Instructions

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For the hot chocolate: Bring the milk to a simmer in a large heavy saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Hot Chocolate

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Add the chocolate, guajillo chile, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer for 10 minutes, whisking constantly to develop some froth and completely melt the chocolate.

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Cinnamon Stick

Guajillo Pepper

Vanilla Bean

Chocolate

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Whisk

Remove the chile, vanilla bean and cinnamon stick from the hot mixture.

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Cinnamon Stick

Vanilla Bean

Chili Pepper

For the whipped cream: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, or in a large glass mixing bowl with a hand mixer, beat the cream until soft peaks form.

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Whipped Cream