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Mexican Cocoa Recipe – A Spicy Hot Chocolate Recipe

December 12, 2015 by Alea Milham 8 Comments

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Get ready for a party in your mouth! This Mexican Cocoa recipe is a delicious blend of chocolate, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. This Mexican hot chocolate has layers of flavor to it. And the little extra spot of heat from the cayenne pepper is very welcome to those of us who live in the high dessert and are already experiencing below freezing temperatures!

Mexican Cocoa Recipe - A spicy hot chocolate recipe with cinnamon and cayenne pepper

Mexican hot chocolate has a bolder chocolate flavor and is a little less sweet than traditional cocoa. Some people melt unsweetened chocolate bark when they make Mexican Cocoa, but I use Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa because it has a bold chocolate flavor without the extra work.  Since cocoa doesn’t need to be melted in a double boiler, it speeds up the process.

The chocolate and sugar really do balance out the cinnamon and cayenne pepper, but if you are worried about the heat, you can reduce the cayenne pepper to an 1/8 of a teaspoon.

I like to top my Mexican cocoa with homemade whipped cream, cinnamon sugar, and use a cinnamon stick as a stir stick. To make cinnamon sugar combine 1 teaspoon of cinnamon to 3 teaspoons of sugar and mix well. After you have filled up the cups with hot chocolate, top with whipped cream, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, and then add a cinnamon stick if you have one.

Mexican Cocoa
 
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Prep time
2 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
7 mins
 
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Beverage
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne powder
Directions
  1. Place 1 cup of the milk to a medium saucepan.
  2. Cook over a medium flame until the milk just begins to simmer.
  3. Add cocoa powder, sugar, cinnamon and cayenne powder to the milk.
  4. Whisk until cocoa, sugar, spices and milk are thoroughly combined.
  5. Slowly add remaining 3 cups of milk, whisking to combine.
  6. Cook over a low flame until the hot chocolate is warmed through.
  7. Serve immediately.
  8. Optional: Top with whip cream, cinnamon sugar, and use a cinnamon stick as a stir stick.
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What is your favorite way to drink hot chocolate?

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Jamie says

    January 8, 2016 at 2:46 pm

    That looks so yummy!!! So glad that I saw this at the #HomeMattersParty – Pinned it to try!

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  2. Audrey says

    January 8, 2016 at 1:21 pm

    Mmmm! my MIL makes a great chocolate cookie with cayenne in it. This is the same idea but in a mug. Congratulations on your #HomeMattersParty feature.

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  3. Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says

    January 8, 2016 at 9:58 am

    Hey, Alea! Just wanted to let you know that we loved your Mexican Cocoa – A Spicy Hot Chocolate Recipe so much when you shared it at the #HomeMattersParty last week, we’ve FEATURED it THIS WEEK! Hope you can check it out when you get a sec! Happy Friday!!! http://lifewithlorelai.com/2016/01/07/home-matters-linky-party-68/

    ~Lorelai
    Life With Lorelai / Home Matters Linky Party

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  4. Tara Siudy (Little Miss Dexterous) says

    December 28, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    LOVE this recipe! Pinning and shared! You have a new facebook follower as well! 🙂
    – Little Miss Dexterous

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  5. Linda says

    December 18, 2015 at 7:48 am

    Printing this out for our hot chocolate maker, Meg to make thise for us. Know we are going to love the extra kick! Merry Christmas, Linda

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  6. Thao @ In Good Flavor says

    January 30, 2015 at 11:58 am

    I like the touch of spice in this cocoa. I can use a cup of this right now as I wait for my new 30′ inches of snow to melt.

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  7. Mary @ Goodie Godmother says

    January 25, 2015 at 5:09 pm

    This sounds delicious! We love Mexican hot chocolate. Also, you and I almost shared a china pattern, we were between this one and the Waterford we eventually picked almost 9 years ago when the Godfather and I got married. 😉

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  8. swathi says

    December 2, 2013 at 5:37 pm

    Delicious spicy hot chocolate Alea, love it.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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