Drinks
Bourbon-Spiked Spiced Hot Chocolate
A sweet recipe to combat the cold
photo: Brennan Wesley
Ingredients
-
2 oz. bourbon whiskey
6 oz. spiced hot chocolate (recipe below)
Cinnamon stick or marshmallow, for garnish
Spiced Hot Chocolate
3 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup sugar
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole star anise
1 tsp. dried ancho chile
1 cup chopped high-quality dark chocolate
Preparation
Combine and enjoy.
For the Spiced Hot Chocolate:
Add milk, cream, sugar, and spices to a saucepan over low heat. When mixture reaches a simmer, remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 30 minutes. Then return the mixture to a simmer.
Add chocolate to another saucepan over low heat. Strain milk over the top and whisk to dissolve. (Makes enough for 4 drinks)
Recipe from Romina Peixoto and Janine Booth of Root and Bone in New York, New York
Related Stories:
Recipe
Prize-Winning Peanut Butter Fudge
A county fair champion from Appalachia shares one of her most popular recipes
Recipe
Peach-Raspberry Jam
County fair champion Linda Skeens shares her blue-ribbon-winning recipe, plus canning tips
Recipe
Rodney Scott’s Spice-Rubbed Bacon Burger
Here’s how the prolific pitmaster amps up summer’s signature sizzler
Trending Stories:
Music
Song Premiere: Listen to Chapel Hart’s New Single, “If You Ain’t Wearing Boots”
New music from the Mississippi trio who rose to fame last year on America’s Got Talent
Arts & Culture
“The Outsiders” Turns Forty
See rare images of the stars—before they were big—around the Oklahoma set
Arts & Culture
A South Carolina Seafood Company Reveals a Piece of Forrest Gump History
How much shrimp is required to create a movie classic? About six thousand pounds, apparently