Homemade Spicy Hot Cocoa

There's always something about the holidays that makes me want to make hot drinks using one of my most favorite ingredients ever-chocolate! Maybe it's the cold weather, the chilly temperatures, that makes us want to cozy up in comfortable clothing, snuggle up in soft blankets and have a hot cup of hot choco.

I discovered a different twist to drinking our favorite chocolate drink by adding some spice to it. I'm sharing this homemade spicy hot cocoa that my husband and I love to share on a cold wintery night.

Here's a recipe to a spicy homemade hot cocoa!

Baking Spices

4 oz bittersweet chocolate

1/4 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

1 tbsp cocoa powder

1/8 tsp nutmeg

1 cinnamon stick

Dairy

1/2 can sweetened condensed milk

4 cups whole milk

Liquids

1/3 cup hot water

Instructions

1. add chocolate to crackpot

2. melt chocolate on low in crackpot

3. add water, whole milk,, condensed milk and spices

4. stir thoroughly

5. let cook on low for 2-3 hours

The drink can be so rich to taste so it is an option to add milk on your drink too! Enjoy!

XOXO,

Karen