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sugar. Return the pot to a
medium f lame and stir to
combine. Briefly bring it to a
boil. Reduce the flame to low.

Add the chocolate. Stir it until
it melts. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Discard the cinnamon sticks.

Pour it into four cups and
serve immediately. Dip brioche
or challah slices into the hot
chocolate, if desired.

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CHOCOLATE AlinaYudina / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Serves 4
4 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla
½ teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
2 (12-ounce) bags of
semisweet chocolate
chips Pinch of cayenne pepper,
or more if you like it hot
½ teaspoon chili powder
Optional: fine-quality
unsweetened cocoa for
dusting In a large mixing bowl,
combine the heavy cream,
vanilla and sugar. With an
electric mixer, beat until soft
peaks form. Stop beating often
to make sure the cream is not
over beaten, as it will turn into
butter. Cover the whipped cream
with plastic wrap and reserve it
in the refrigerator.

Place the milk, cinnamon,
vanilla, nutmeg, sugar and salt in
a medium-large sized pot. Heat it
over a medium flame, whisking
until the sugar dissolves. Add the
chocolate chips, cayenne pepper
and chili powder. Stir until the
chocolate dissolves.

Cover the pot and simmer on Italian Hot Chocolate
low for 5 minutes until the hot
12 ounces fine-quality
chocolate thickens.

semisweet chocolate
Pour it into four cups and
4 teaspoons fine-quality
serve immediately with a dusting
unsweetened cocoa
of cocoa, if desired.

¼ cup whole milk, plus
HOT CHOCOLATE ITALIAN
STYLE | DAIRY
Serves 6
Whipped Cream Topping
½ pint (8 ounces) heavy
cream ⅛ teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon sugar
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2 cups heavy cream
¼ cup sugar
Place the semisweet choco-
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In a medium-sized pot,
briefly heat ¼ cup milk over
a medium flame until
warm. Sprinkle in the
cocoa and remove it
from the flame. Stir
well until the cocoa
dissolves. (A few dots
of cocoa may not
dissolve.) Add the remaining
1¾ cups milk, heavy
cream and sugar.

Return the pot to
a medium f lame
and whisk until the
mixture simmers.

Reduce the flame to
medium-low. Add the semisweet
chocolate pieces
and whisk until the
chocolate melts and
is completely incor-
porated. Simmer for 5
minutes, stirring often.

Pour it into 6 cups.

Generously dollop
whipped cream on top.

Serve it immediately. l
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