Hot Chocolate Recipes With a Difference

The hot chocolate recipes I want to show you are different from any you may of heard of. These are somewhat unusual like hot chocolate with chili pepper. Don’t let the unusual nature of these hot chocolate recipes keep you from trying them.

Aztec Chili Hot Chocolate Recipe

A spicy hot chocolate with chili peppers.

Ingredients You Need:
1 2/3 cups milk
1/2 vanilla bean, split length wise
1 red chili pepper, split with seeds removed
1 cinnamon stick, around 3-4″
1 1/2 oz chocolate (bittersweet)

How To Prepare:
Simmer milk in a saucepan with vanilla bean, cinnamon and chili. Heat through for about a minute. Whisk in grated chocolate, and continue to simmer until melted. Remove from heat and let ’steep’ for another 10 minutes. Strain out the spices and serve.
Serves 2.

Grand Marnier Hot Chocolate Recipe

Something different I think you’ll like.

Ingredients You Need:
1 cup half n’ half
2 cups milk
1/2 cup orange juice
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/3 cup Grand Marnier

How To Prepare:
Heat half and half, milk, and orange juice until just boiling. In a mixing bowl, add about 2/3 cup of hot milk to the chocolate and whip smooth. Add the rest of the milk and whisk again. Simmer for around 2 minutes to reheat through.
Add Grand Marnier and serve.

Moscow Hot Chocolate Recipe

This is hot chocolate recipe will definitely keep you warm on a cold day.

Ingredients You Need:
fluid ounce vanilla flavored vodka 3/4 fluid ounce amaretto liqueur 1 tablespoon instant hot chocolate mix 4 fluid ounces hot milk

How To Prepare:

homemade hot chocolate recipe

Into a coffee mug, pour in the vanilla vodka, amaretto, and add the hot chocolate mix. Pour in the hot milk and stir to blend well.

These are some interesting hot chocolate recipes and different from the norm. Give your taste buds a change of taste.

–By Michael Bridges–

Cozy Up With These “Oh So Good” Hot Chocolate Recipes

Creamy Hot Chocolate

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extra
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 ½ cups hot water
Marshmallows (optional)

Directions

In large saucepan over medium heat, combine sweetened condensed milk, cocoa, vanilla, and salt; mix well. Slowly stir in water. Heat through, stirring occasionally. Do not boil. Top with marshmallows. Store covered in refrigerator. *Will last up to 5 days.

Makes 8 servings.

Easy Mexican Hot Chocolate

3 tablespoons instant hot chocolate mix
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch chili powder
¼ cup milk
¾ cup boiling water

Directions
In a large mug, mix the hot chocolate mix, chocolate syrup, cinnamon, and chili powder. Pour in the milk. Add the boiling water and stir.

Makes 2 servings.

Spicy White Hot Chocolate

3 ¼ cups 2% fat milk
6 oz. white chocolate, chopped
1 egg, beaten
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Place the white chocolate in a medium metal bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, or in the top half of a double boiler. Allow the chocolate to melt, stirring occasionally until smooth. Stir in cayenne pepper and cinnamon. Whisk in the egg until smooth.

Gradually whisk in one cup of the milk until completely incorporated, about 2 minutes.Gradually whisk in remaining milk, and heat until hot, but not simmering. (You don’t want a skin to form on top of the milk). Chocolate will be ready to drink when either the taste of the cayenne is masked by the temperature of the milk (the spiciness of the pepper will remain), or when the hot chocolate is at your desired temperature. Ladle the hot chocolate into mugs and garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Makes 4 servings.

Zingy Mocha Hot Chocolate

½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup milk
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 dash hot chili powder

1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
½ cup cold milk
Marshmallows and chocolate sprinkles (optional)

Directions

Combine the chocolate chips and milk in a glass or plastic dish, microwave on high, stirring every 20 – 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. Mix in the coffee, cinnamon, and hot chili powder until the instant coffee has dissolved. Stir in the cold milk. Strain into 2 mugs. Thin with additional milk, if desired. Garnish with marshmallows and chocolate sprinkles.
Makes 2 servings.

Peanut Buttercup Hot Chocolate

1 (1 oz.) envelope instant hot chocolate mix
2 teaspoons creamy peanut butter

Directions

In a mug, prepare chocolate mix as directed on package. Stir in 1 or 2 teaspoons of peanut butter. Enjoy.

Makes 1 serving.

Russian Hot Chocolate

1 oz. vanilla flavored vodka
¾ oz. amaretto liqueur
1 tablespoon instant hot chocolate mix
4 oz. hot milk

Directions

In a coffee mug, pour in the vanilla vodka, amaretto, and add the hot chocolate mix. Pour in the hot milk and stir to blend well.

Makes 1 serving.

Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe

11 cups dry milk powder
1 (8 oz.) container powdered non-dairy creamer
2 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar

1 (16 oz) container instant chocolate drink mix

Directions

Sift together the powdered milk, non-dairy creamer, powdered sugar and instant handmade chocolates drink mix. Store in air tight containers or glass jars for gift giving

To use: Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of mix to 1 cup of water. Add a dash of cinnamon, If desired.

Make 8 servings.

–By Donna Monday-

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