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Hot Chocolate

Give this favorite wintertime beverage a touch of spice with cinnamon and cloves


	1/4 cup sugar

	4 tbsp. good-quality pure cocoa powder

	1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

	Pinch ground clove

	4 cups milk (1 qt.)

	1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

	4 tbsp. whipped cream

Step 1
In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and clove. Add 1/2 cup of the milk to the saucepan and blend until smooth.

Step 2
Slowly add the remaining milk, continuing to stir.

Step 3
Warm the mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally, and watching to make sure it doesn't boil.

Step 4
Add the vanilla extract.

Step 5
Pour the hot chocolate in four mugs and top each one with whipped cream

Recipe by Rena Coyle, author of My First Cookbook; Illustrations by Heather Graham