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Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

  • 1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
  • 10 whole cloves
  • 2 3-inch cinnamon sticks
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • ⅓ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • gingerbread marshmallows

Instructions

  1. Combine first 3 ingredients in an 8- x 10-inch piece of cheesecloth; pull edges together, and tie to secure.
  2. Warm milk and spice bundle in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a simmer. Remove from heat, cover, and steep 30 minutes.
  3. Remove spice bundle from milk. Heat milk mixture over medium-low heat until hot. Add brown sugar; cook, stirring constantly, until sugar melts. Add chocolate, stirring until chocolate melts. Stir in vanilla. Serve warm, topped with gingerbread marshmallows.