Discover how to prepare a hot chocolate with cinnamon with these 2 recipes, in a traditional way and also in a vegan way, substituting milk of animal origin for a vegetable drink.
Although chocolate can be enjoyed at any time of the year, it is true that hot chocolate (also popularly known as hot chocolate) is ideal to enjoy during the autumn and winter months, when, for example, we find ourselves warm at home reading our book favorite or listening to music and we want to mitigate the cold we feel in those moments. Especially if we make it with dark chocolate. Or even when we prepare it at home, we put it in a thermos and enjoy it in the field in the company of our family or friends.
Be that as it may, the truth is that hot chocolate is a delicious and unique preparation, which gives us the possibility of enjoying all the aroma and flavor of the best chocolate but in a cup and in a liquid version. Furthermore, it is a very versatile drink since it combines perfectly with a wide variety of ingredients, especially with aromatic ingredients that enhance the flavor of the chocolate.
This is what happens, for example, with cinnamon, a powerful aromatic species that provides a deliciously different aroma to drinks and desserts to which we add it either in the form of a twig or in powder, and that stands out for having incredible relaxing properties, anti oxidants and digestive.
And what happens if we combine the best chocolate with cinnamon in a drink? Well, we get a wonderful hot drink ideal to enjoy at those times when we want to enjoy all the flavor and aroma of these two delicious ingredients. Do you dare to prepare it at home? It is very easy, fast and simple. In addition, we discover a recipe for you to learn how to make an exquisite vegan hot chocolate with cinnamon.
How to make cinnamon hot chocolate:
The recipe that we propose below, with the ingredients in the quantities that we indicate, will allow you to make a cinnamon hot chocolate for approximately 4 servings.
Ingredients you need:
- 120 grams dark chocolate (70%)
- 1 liter of milk
- 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 50 grams white sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Preparation of hot chocolate with cinnamon:
First you must pour the milk into a saucepan, add the two cinnamon sticks and turn on the heat to heat it. Apart, in another saucepan, dissolve the cocoa powder in 100 ml. of hot milk, stirring well constantly. Now add the sugar to this last saucepan.
In the large saucepan pour the chocolate pieces and stir well until completely melted. Add the cocoa powder, milk and sugar mixture and continue stirring.
To finish, remove the cinnamon and pour the drink into 4 cups. Ready!.
And how to prepare a vegan hot chocolate with cinnamon?
It is also possible to enjoy a wonderful cup of cinnamon hot chocolate, but from a recipe suitable for both vegetarians and vegans. How? Very simple: it consists of replacing the milk with one of your favorite vegetable drinks, for example almond, rice or oat milk. But let’s go step by step:
Ingredients needed:
- 115 grams dark chocolate (70%)
- 1 liter of vegetable drink (your favorite)
- 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 50 grams white sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Preparation of vegan hot chocolate with cinnamon:
As you can imagine, the steps to follow are absolutely the same as those indicated in the previous basic recipe, but substituting milk of animal origin for the vegetable drink. That is, pour the vegetable drink into a saucepan, add the cinnamon sticks and heat.
In another saucepan add 100 ml. of vegetable drink and dissolve the cocoa stirring well and constantly. Then add the sugar.
Now in the large saucepan chop the chocolate and stir until it has completely melted. Add the cocoa powder mixture mixed with the vegetable drink and the sugar and stir again.
Finally remove the cinnamon sticks and pour the drink into 4 cups. To enjoy.
