MAYAN HOT CHOCOLATE Cooking is very ritualistic - you have the sacred space dedicated to it - the kitchen, you have your implements - whisks, knives, spoons, spatulas and then there are your magical potions and properties - herb, spices and ingredients. When it comes down to it, it is all very mysterious what happens in a kitchen - that which turns common ingredients into mouth watering delicacies.So inspired by the movie Chocolat. We decided to replicate Vianne's Mayan Hot Chocolate - spicy chili peppers paired with rich dark chocolate. What could be more soothing than a nice hot cup of liquid chocolate? What brings back memories of childhood better than hot chocolate? Well, this is not your mom's hot chocolate!
The dark chocolate taste is smooth and thick as you first sip it, but then there is a surprise ending, the kick of chili in the back that just warms up your whole body and could certainly melt the coldest of hearts! Not to mention what it can heat up. The real beauty is that you can whip this up really quick, because you most likely have all the ingredients already. MAYAN HOT CHOCOLATE INGREDIENTS: 8 oz. Whole Milk 4 Tbs Ghiradelli Double Chocolate Hot Cocoa 2 tsp Dutch processed cocoa powder 1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg A little splash of Frangelico METHOD: In a small saucepan, heat the milk. Add the hot cocoa, the cocoa powder and spices and mix until blended. Serve in beautiful red mugs and garnish with a dollop of whipped cream . Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
