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Hot Chocolate (Orange)

Orange hot chocolate is a twist on the old childhood favorite. Note that this hot chocolate is not sweet. Those who like it sweeter should use a chocolate with a higher sugar content, or add 1 tablespoon sugar with the chocolate.

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Ingredients

Makes
4
  • 4 cups (1 liter / 1.1 quart) milk
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 4 oz (110 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped (can substitute semisweet)
  • ½ tsp orange extract
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract

Ingredients for 4 servings (1.1 kg) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Place the milk and cinnamon in a saucepan, and gently heat to just below a simmer, about 180 F.

    Stovetop
  2. 2

    Add the chocolate, and stir while allowing to melt. Do not allow to come to a boil.

  3. 3

    When the chocolate has melted, strain the chocolate milk into another container, add the extracts, and whisk or blend until frothy.

  4. 4

    Transfer to mugs or heatproof glasses and serve.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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