Latin American Recipe ‹ Mexican Hot Chocolate

Hot chocolate spiced with vanilla, cinnamon, and a hint of chile pepper. The perfect drink to warm you up on a cold winter night!

Ingredients

• 1 vanilla bean
• 1 teaspoon Urfa biber (Turkish chile pepper)
• 6 cups milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• ½ cup whipped cream, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon grated bittersweet chocolate

Cooking Directions

1. Split vanilla bean lengthwise with the tip of a sharp knife. Place Urfa biber in a tea infuser.
2. Combine vanilla bean, Urfa biber, milk, and cinnamon stick in a pot.
3. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until milk is steaming and small bubbles appear, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove Urfa biber. Reduce heat to low. Add chocolate and sugar; stir until chocolate is melted, about 2 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick and vanilla bean.
4. Pour into cups and top with a dollop of whipped cream. Garnish with bittersweet chocolate.

Nutrition Facts

• calories288.7
• carbohydrateContent31.3 g
• cholesterolContent18.8 mg
• fatContent14.5 g
• fiberContent2.5 g
• proteinContent8.2 g
• saturatedFatContent9 g
• sodiumContent81.6 mg
• sugarContent27.2 g