Beverages: Dairy-Based Drinks: Spiced Hot Cocoa

This yummy, rich, hot cocoa is a special treat with adult tastes in mind. Our Recipe Makeover renders great taste yet less calories, fat and cholesterol than regular cocoa.
Per serving, per 1-1/2 cups: 268 calories and 11g fat.
Saves, per 1-1/2 cup serving: 69 calories an 10g fat.

Author: CalorieKing
Date: January 03, 2013

Serves: 4 person(s)
Yield: 4 x approx. 1-1/2 cup servings

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 7 mins

Ingredients:

Gourmet hot chocolate gets that rich taste from the fat in the recipe. Our makeover savors the rich flavor but reduces the calories and fat by replacing whole milk with low-fat, and heavy cream with whisked egg white. Adding a touch of cinnamon flavoring perks up our lower calorie version.

Directions:

Roughly chop pieces of chocolate and place in a pan with milk, cinnamon, light molasses, and cocoa; stir. Heat gently over a low heat, stirring to melt the chocolate. Strain through a finely meshed sieve into a clean pan to sift any loose cinnamon pieces.

Use a whisk to froth the mixture while continuing to heat until just below boiling point. Keep over a low heat while you whisk or beat egg white in a bowl until soft peaks form. Add this egg mixture to the hot chocolate mixture. Immediately remove from heat, and whisk. This will create a thick beverage with a rich foam.

Stir in alcohol; garnish with fresh mint or fresh chocolate mint sprigs, and serve.

Variations:

* Light molasses can be replaced with sorghum, dark corn syrup, cane syrup, light treacle, golden syrup, or 1 tablespoon brown sugar.