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Orange Scented Hot Chocolate
Contains Alcohol:  No
Style: Cocoa Powder
Glass Type: Coffee Mug
Ingredients: 5

Recipe:
2 cups Milk
4 oz chopped bittersweet or semi-sweet Chocolate
3 2-inch strips Orange Peel (Orange part only)
1/2 tsp instant Espresso or regular Coffee Powder
1/8 tsp ground Nutmeg

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat until Chocolate melts. Increase heat and bring just to a boil, stirring often. Remove from heat and whisk untily frothy. Return to heat and bring to boil again. Remove from heat, whisk until frothy. Repeat heating and whisking once again. Discard Orange Peel. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Before serving, bring just to boil, remove from heat and whisk until frothy.) Pour hot Chocolate into Coffee mugs. Makes 2 servings.

Orange Scented Hot Chocolate - Summary

This drink style is classified as a Cocoa Powder and is Non alcoholic, so have as many as you want. The recommended glass type for this drink is Coffee Mug. We say, feel free to serve it in whatever you have available; it will still taste the same :)

You may also use different variations of the same ingredient. For example, you could change up fruit types or sugar substitutes. Other substitutions would include different brands of liquor. For example, if your drink calls for a specific type of whiskey, you could try using bourbon instead of Irish.

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Orange Scented Hot Chocolate consists of 5 different ingredients, although you may not need all of them to make it work. Keep in mind, there are many different flavored spirts and brands, so never feel obligated to use any one in particular. If you don't have all of the below ingredients, you can always get crafty and try your own variations. You might even create your own version that tastes even better. Feel free to share your creations with the Cocktail Friend community!

Here are some of the potential core ingredients you'll want. Each ingredient links to other drinks containing that same ingredient:

  1. Milk
  2. Chocolate
  3. Orange(s)
  4. Coffee or Espresso
  5. Nutmeg
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