{"id":29645,"date":"2015-12-10T19:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=29645"},"modified":"2016-12-01T17:29:31","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T22:29:31","slug":"mexican-hot-chocolate-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=29645","title":{"rendered":"Mexican Hot Chocolate Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Isn’t it nice when something simple can be something wonderful?\u00a0 That’s how I feel about hot chocolate.\u00a0 It doesn’t get much better than drinking melted chocolate mixed with milk.\u00a0 Come on.\u00a0 Don’t you agree?\u00a0 It can be as easy as opening a package of the instant mix, or it can be a little more decadent like today’s Mexican hot chocolate recipe.\u00a0 I was watching the Barefoot Contessa one day, and my ears perked up when she mentioned this drink.\u00a0 I had never heard of a spicy hot chocolate, but as soon as her show ended, I mixed up a cup and have never looked back.\u00a0 I think you will really enjoy the taste of this smooth blend of goodness.\u00a0 Build a fire, grab a book or magazine, and make yourself a cup or two.\u00a0 You probably are frazzled with all of the holiday craziness and need a break.<\/h3>\n

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\u00a0\"Mexican<\/h3>\n

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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(source – Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Makes 2 to 3 cups<\/h3>\n

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2 cups whole milk
\n1 tablespoon light brown sugar
\n4 \u00bd ounces bittersweet chocolate, such a Lindt, chopped
\n\u00bd teaspoon pure vanilla extract
\n1\/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
\nSmallest pinch cayenne pepper
\nLong cinnamon sticks for stirrers, optional<\/h3>\n

Place the milk and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer. Off the heat, stir in the chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper with a wooden spoon and allow to steep for 3 minutes. Reheat the hot chocolate over low heat until it simmers.<\/h3>\n

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Strain the chocolate into a measuring cup and pour into mugs. Stir with cinnamon sticks, if desired.<\/h3>\n

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\"Mexican<\/p>\n

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Jordan and I are together for a few days, and we have a full schedule, but we made time to put together some great selections for tomorrow.\u00a0 Be sure to stop by and check them out.<\/h3>\n

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Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Isn’t it nice when something simple can be something wonderful?\u00a0 That’s how I feel about hot chocolate.\u00a0 It doesn’t get much better than drinking melted chocolate mixed with milk.\u00a0 Come on.\u00a0 Don’t you agree?\u00a0 It can be as easy as opening a package of the instant mix, or it can be a little more decadent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[31,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29645"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29645"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33341,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29645\/revisions\/33341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}