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Mexican Hot Chocolate

Source of Recipe

Better Homes and Gardens


6 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 beaten eggs
2 tsp vanilla
Whipped cream

1. In a large saucepan combine 1 cup of the milk, the sugar, chocolate, and cinnamon. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until chocolate is melted. Gradually stir in remaining milk. Cook and stir until milk is very hot, almost boiling. Do not boil.
2. Gradually stir 1 cup of the hot milk mixture into eggs, then transfer entire mixture to saucepan. Cook and stir for 2 minutes over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Beat with a rotary beater until very frothy.
3. Pour hot chocolate into mugs and dollop with whipped cream.

Makes six 8-ounce servings.