On a chilly day, Peruvians like to warm up with a mug of their delicious, traditional hot chocolate spiced with cloves and cinnamon. The ingredients in this easy-to-make recipe fill a pint-size jar and make a sweet gift.
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup sugar
1 or 2 cinnamon sticks, or 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
¼ tsp. salt
chocolate chips
mini-marshmallows
Directions
Into a pint-size wide-mouth jar, pour cocoa in a level layer.
Pour sugar on top of cocoa.
Slide cinnamon stick(s) into jar, along the side.
Add cloves, then salt. If using ground cinnamon instead of sticks, add on top of salt.
Fill remaining space with chocolate chips, then mini-marshmallows. Screw lid on top.
On cardstock or thick paper, write the recipe given below.
Attach recipe card to jar with ribbon. Now it's ready to give as a gift.
Peruvian Hot Chocolate Recipe
Pour the contents of this jar into a medium saucepan. Whisk them together. Slowly add 3 cups water to the pan.
Place saucepan over medium-high heat and whisk until the cocoa and sugar dissolve. Bring to a soft boil.
Slowly whisk in 1-2 cups milk and reheat gently.
Melt in chocolate chips if desired.
Serve in mugs, topped with mini-marshmallows.
On a chilly day, Peruvians like to warm up with a mug of their delicious, traditional hot chocolate spiced with cloves and cinnamon. The ingredients in this easy-to-make recipe fill a pint-size jar and make a sweet gift.
Yield: 2 servings