Best Gingerbread Hot Cocoa Recipes

GINGERBREAD HOT COCOA

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Are you in the Christmas spirit yet? If not, this special cocoa will do the trick. It's like drinking a chocolate gingerbread cookie! -Erika Monroe-Williams, Scottsdale, AZ

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 15m

Yield 3 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 tablespoon molasses
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
Dash salt
3 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipped cream

Steps:

In a small saucepan, combine the first 7 ingredients; gradually add milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Serve with whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 24mg cholesterol, Sodium 162mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (35g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 9g protein.

GINGERBREAD HOT CHOCOLATE

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Ginger, cinnamon and allspice bring a gingerbread flavor to this hot chocolate. Intense Dutch-process cocoa powder balances the spices, and chopped milk chocolate is mixed in at the end for a creamy, rich texture.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories dessert

Time 15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

6 cups milk
1/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
3 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
7 ounces good quality milk chocolate, chopped
Whipped cream, for serving
Mini marshmallows, for serving

Steps:

Combine the milk, cocoa powder, sugar, molasses, ginger, cinnamon nutmeg and allspice in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar, cocoa powder and spices are dissolved and the milk is steaming, about 5 minutes. Do not let the mixture come to a boil. Whisk in the chopped chocolate a little at a time until smooth. Divide among 6 to 8 mugs and garnish with whipped cream and mini marshmallows.

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