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Creamy hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and cocoa powder, perfect for cozy winter days.
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Mexican Hot Chocolate with Tequila

A wonderful and warming cocktail for fall and winter with hot chocolate, tequila and cayenne pepper.
Course Cocktails, Tequila
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword cocktail, hot chocolate, mexican, tequila
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 Cocktails
Calories 507kcal
Author Barb

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Milk I used 1% and it was good
  • 1 ½ bars Ibarra chocolate broken into chunks
  • 6 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
  • 2 Tbsp Sugar
  • ⅛ tsp Cayenne Pepper start with 1/8 tsp and season to taste
  • 4 ounces Tequila
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream

Garnish

  • Ground Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Warm the milk in a medium size heavy saucepan on medium heat, watching carefully.
  • Add the Ibarra chocolate, the cocoa powder and the sugar.
  • Heat until the chocolate dissolves, whisking to combine all ingredients.
  • Season with the cayenne pepper. Start with 1/8 teaspoon and season to your taste.
  • Pour the warm milk into 2 large mugs and add 2 oz of tequila.
  • Top with whipping cream; sprinkle whipping cream with cinnamon.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cocktail | Calories: 507kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 527mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 760IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 263mg | Iron: 2mg