Hot Chocolate (Orange)

Name: Hot Chocolate (Orange)
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups (1 liter / 1.1 quart) milk; 1 stick cinnamon; 4 oz (110 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped (can substitute semisweet); ½ tsp orange extract; ¼ tsp vanilla extract

Orange hot chocolate is a twist on the old childhood favorite. Note that this hot chocolate is not sweet.

5 min · serves 4

Ingredients

4 cups (1 liter / 1.1 quart) milk
1 stick cinnamon
4 oz (110 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped (can substitute semisweet)
½ tsp orange extract
¼ tsp vanilla extract

Steps

Place the milk and cinnamon in a saucepan, and gently heat to just below a simmer, about 180 F.
Add the chocolate, and stir while allowing to melt. Do not allow to come to a boil.
When the chocolate has melted, strain the chocolate milk into another container, add the extracts, and whisk or blend until frothy.
Transfer to mugs or heatproof glasses and serve.

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Adapted from “Hot Chocolate (Orange)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.