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The Aztecs didn’t just had rich culture and religion in their time of reign, they’ve also got an even richer taste for food! One of their original food was the chili hot chocolate, in fact they were the ones who discovered chocolate’s existence, thus they are the righteous owners of the original chocolate recipe.  Experience a different kind of chocolate recipe today, a more ancient chocolate recipe, the original one. This isn’t just a mere chocolate my friends, this is hot chocolate with literally hot chili pepper! Try this extraordinary recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 8 oz bittersweet chocolate or 3 tablets of Mexican chocolate, cut into ¼ inch pieces
  • 1 chili pepper, pitted and cut in half
  • 5 cups light cream or whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon almonds, ground
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 vanilla bean, split vertically
  • Whipped cream
  • 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
  • 2 cups boiling water


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You can also add some marshmallows if you want.
Directions:

Prepare 2 saucepans, one larger than the other. 

Put the larger saucepan over medium-high heat.  Pour 2 cups of water and bring to a boil, then toss in chili pepper. Cook until water has evaporated into 1 cup. Remove chili pepper, then strain water and set aside.

In the other smaller saucepan, put over medium heat and cream the milk, vanilla bean, and cinnamon sticks until small bubbles appear over the edges of the saucepan. Don’t let it boil through, reduce to low heat.

Add chocolate pieces and granulated sugar afterwards. Make sure that you are stirring constantly until the chocolate has melted and all sugar granules have dissolved into the mixture. Remove from heat and take the cinnamon sticks and vanilla bean from the pan.

Gently pour the chili-infused water, make sure you do this a little at a time, all the while tasting the mixture to taste the chocolate’s strength. If chocolate is too thick, add some more milk.

Pour your hot chocolate into a large mug and top with whipped cream with a finish of ground almonds.  Get a sweet pastry to get along with this wonderful hot chocolate.

Sit back and enjoy your Aztec choco!





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