Spicy Hot Chocolate – The Secret Recipe Step by Step

For 2 large cups (or 3 small ones)

Exact ingredients:

Main ingredients:

• 500 ml whole milk (or lait végétal : amande, avoine…)
• 100 g dark chocolate 70% (haché or in shards)
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 c. à soupe de coconut sugar (or brown sugar, or sirop d’érable according to preference)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 very small pincée of Cayenne pepper (or chili – à adjust to goût)
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/2 c. à café d’vanilla extract (or seeds d’a vanilla pod)

Optional but fabulous:

• 1 pinch of ground cardamom
• Organic orange zest
• Whipped cream or milk foam for topping
• Chocolate shavings or cocoa powder for decoration

👨‍🍳 Detailed preparation:

🔥 STEP 1: Heat the milk

• Pour 500 ml of milk into a medium saucepan.
• Add l’vanilla extract.
• Heat gently à medium heat until’à the milk is hot, but without boiling it.

💡 Tip: Stir from time to time to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.

🌿 STEP 2: Add the spices

• Add to the hot milk:
  • the cinnamon
  • the ginger
  • the Cayenne pepper
  • the pinchée of salt
  • (and the cardamom and the d’orange zest if you want a sophisticated touch)
• Mix gently with a whisk or spoon.

💯 Objective: to infuse the spices well into the milk, while keeping a constant heat (no boiling!)

🍫 STEP 3: Incorporate chocolate and cocoa

• Add the 100 g of dark chocolate choppedé directly into the hot milk.
• Also add the spoonère of cocoa powder and the coconut sugar.
• Mélange with a whisk jusqu’à until the chocolate is completely melted and that the mélange is smooth, dark and velvety.
• Laisse mijoter à let simmer on low heat for 3 à 5 minutes, so that the flavors meld.