Hot Chocolate with Moroccan Spices
Add exotic Moroccan flair to a mug of hot chocolate with cinnamon, cardamom and orange rind.
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PREP TIME: 12 minutes
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
SERVING: 6
TOTAL TIME: 17 minutes
Ingredients
3 cups chocolate milk, divided
2 ounces bittersweet Belgian chocolate, plus 1⁄2 ounce for garnish
2 cinnamon sticks
1 orange rind
3 pieces cardamom pods plus 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cardamom
Notes
Source of recipe: Chef Katy Sparks, Quilty’s Restaurant, New York, NY
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Instructions
Bring 2 cups low-fat chocolate milk to a boil. Add cinnamon sticks, orange rind and cardamom pods in the milk mixture. Remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, finely grate chocolate and place in a bowl. Set aside.
Using a metal strainer, carefully strain out spices from milk mixture. Pour hot milk mixture over chocolate. Stir mixture until well blended. In a saucepan, froth remaining cup low-fat chocolate milk. Pour into individual mugs and top with foam. Sprinkle with grated chocolate, if desired.