Hot Spiced Mexican Hot Chocolate with Ice Cream Dusted with Chili Powder

Name: Hot Spiced Mexican Hot Chocolate with Ice Cream Dusted with Chili Powder
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 71 grams bittersweet chocolate, the best quality possible, grated; 4 servings Chili powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 Tbsp heaping tablespoon instant espresso; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 vanilla bean (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract); 4 servings Vanilla ice cream; 177 milliliters water; 473 milliliters whole milk

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Hot Spiced Mexican Hot Chocolate with Ice Cream Dusted with Chili Powder This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. A mixture of bittersweet chocolate, chili powder, instant espresso, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. The Super Bowl will be even more special with this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 10 minutes.

Instructions

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Split the vanilla bean and add to the boiling water.

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Vanilla Bean

Water

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Sauce Pan

Add sugar, cinnamon, espresso, and a pinch of salt. Simmer for 1 minute and add the bittersweet chocolate.

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Bittersweet Chocolate

Cinnamon

Espresso

Sugar

Salt

Whisk until it gets thick.

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Whisk

Add milk and simmer 1 minute.

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Milk

Serve immediately with a dollop of vanilla ice cream and a sprinkling of chili powder on top.

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Vanilla Ice Cream

Chili Powder

You may make this ahead and reheat. Make sure to either whisk it or blend it in a blender to make it light and foamy before serving. (The classic Mexican chocolate was whisked with a special wooden tool called a 'molinillo'.)

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Chocolate

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Whisk

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Whisk

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Servings:

71grams

bittersweet chocolate, the best quality possible, grated 4servings

Chili powder 1teaspoon

ground cinnamon 1Tbsp

heaping tablespoon instant espresso 1pinch

Pinch salt 177milliliters

sugar 1

vanilla bean (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)4servings

Vanilla ice cream 177milliliters

water 473milliliters

whole milk

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican works really well with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is WindRacer Russian River Pinot Noir. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 60 dollars.