Needed: 6 cups milk, 10 ounces chopped dark chocolate, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, a pinch or two of cayenne (optional) and marshmallows/cinnamon sticks for garnish.
In a pot combine the milk and chocolate. Melt the chocolate over low/medium heat, stirring constantly. Once melted and the mixture is warmed through stir in the cinnamon and cayenne (if using). Serve hot! 
I love to serve these with giant marshmallows and a few cinnamon sticks. Have fun spicing up your hot chocolate this season! xo. Emma
I love to serve these with giant marshmallows and a few cinnamon sticks. Have fun spicing up your hot chocolate this season! xo. Emma
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Hmmmmmm!
It looks so good! I love hot chocolate!
Thanks for this receipe!
I can’t wait to try it!
Looks so yummy! I’m definitely gonna try it when it gets cold outside 🙂 Love your blog! It’s so amazing ♥
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oh. my god. these pictures look so great!I personally drink hot chocolate all over the year, because-well, it’s just… perfect;)
NOM NOM NOM.
This makes me wish for a cold snap in Florida. Looks yummy!
sadly definitely too early in nyc – it is hotter than hell today! but i am going to add this one to my to-do list for fall!!
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Very cool!
Looks SO good!!
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Holy moly, that looks absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to make some of that. Hot chocolate is definitely my go-to drink!
xoxo,
Laura
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I’m working at Starbucks and I get myself some hot chocolate whenever I can! It just sweetens my work and I am super curious how the taste would come out together with the Cayenne 🙂
I’ve been wearing my boyfriend’s chunky knit sweater and a pair of opaque tights all day, so you’re not the only one wanting wintery things as soon as it’s september 😉 And of course I can’t wait to have hot chocolate!
x
Sabrina
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OMG it looks so good! I will try it for sure.
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Looks sooo yummy!
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I wanted hot chocolate SO BADLY this morning. I’m glad I’m not the only one thinking this way!
This looks so yummy! I’m so excited to try it when it gets chilly 🙂
September still means summer for me, even October. I don’t really get into the fall mood until November, but then again, I live in Houston and last year winter was a mild 75-79 degrees!
Hopefully we’ll have a cooler winter this year!
That looks amazing! Love your blog!
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This looks good!
xkelly
In Central California, we call this Mexican Hot Chocolate or Abuelita Cocoa. Sometimes we use chili powder, instead of cayenne. Or, you can also buy this chocolate brick at the grocery store called “Abuelita” that Nestle makes. You melt the chocolate and just add whole milk! Delicious. My sister-in-law’s abuelita used to always make us Abuelita Cocoa. It was perfect.
No! It’s never too soon for hot chocolate. I’ve drank it all through the winter and I’ll defo be giving this a try.Rx
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Mmmmm this looks delicious! You can’t beat hot chocolate covered marshmallows!
This looks AMAZING! I went and got my first pumpkin spice latte this morning at Starbucks (even though it was 85 degrees outside), and savored every sip. I also blogged about it, of course. 🙂
Can’t wait to try this out!
xo,
Morgan
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OMG! It looks so good! *–*
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this looks great! i love the mexican chocolate “abuela” that they sell – makes hot chocolate super easy and delicious.
-ale
It’s NEVER too soon for hot chocolate! Not in Scotland anyway 🙂 This looks super delicious.
Looks ridiculously good. I have to say, I am a sucker for mexican chocolate, that dash of cinnamon in there is ingenious. I am going to wait til it drops below 80 though to give this a try!
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oh it looks so yummy! Can’t wait to try this.
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It’s already turning to winter here in the UK and I’ve been buying hot chocolates from the coffee shop across the way – nowhere near as gorgeous as this for sure! I need to be wearing my Christmas jumper if I make this though 🙂
Lovely post. I have to go. Need hot chocolate now.
😉
This looks fab – and rich! 🙂
YUMMY!
September 1st, Im the exact same 🙂
Cathy
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oh this looks great! I’m drinking a hot chocolate chai latte at the moment and oh this would be even better with melted dark chocolate 😀
Sounds fantastic! I’ll be trying this recipe out for sure. I love marshmallow creme in my hot chocolate. Yummmm….
One for me, please!!
This hot chocolate looks delicious.
And… I did ‘a chocolate post’ on my blog today, too. 🙂
This recipe sounds insanely good!
xoxo Sarah
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Yummy! A good recipe!
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This is going to be delicious. I can already tell. I enjoyed drinking something similar in Chicago’s XOCO restaurant. You even at a Churro with it. To.Die.For!! xoxo
This. Looks. SO. Good! Seriously, so so good. My fiance is obsessed with mexican chocolate, so I will definitely be keeping this recipe for the cooler months.
Thanks ladies!
Trish
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It’s never too soon for hot chocolate. I had my first one yesterday. These look yummy!
xx
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So yummy and cute at the same time!
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Mmmm.. I’m sitting here in fleece pajamas and an oversized sweatshirt and I’m still freezing! Definitely hot chocolate weather. I’m going to have some soon.
Yummy Yummy!!!
i’m so excited for chilly weather and hot chocolate!!!!
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Never too soon! I’m known to drink hot chocolate all year round.
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Mmm, this looks like the perfect comfort food/drink! Love the giant marshmallows.
It looks so good. I’m definitely going to try this.
That looks absolutely naughty! Fan-tastic! How deliciously wonderful!
Oooh, count me in.
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Looks absolutely lovely. I am so going to make this in a while!
Aztec hot chocolate is my absolute favourite! Thank you for this recipe! x
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Yes! I love this! Spicy hot cocoa is perfection. Now if only it’d get chilly down here in the South!
look so so yummy ill try it at home!
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It’s never too early for hot chocolate! Yum!
I’ve been drinking hot chocolate now too! Haha, even the word September makes me feel chilly… 😀
It looks delicious! Living in Monterey I feel like I’ve barely had a summer, it’s so chilly here…so even though I’m not totally ready for fall, I am ready for this chocolate magic to happen. 🙂
-Charity @ http://atallshipandastar.blogspot.com
i wish i loved hot chocolate (but i’m just not a fan of milky things)! this looks delicious and i’d probably make it within a second of sun down.
I LOVE cayenne pepper! I just never imagined putting it in my hot chocolate! I HAVE to try this recipe. Yummy! This recipe looks golden!
Oh, this sounds yummy! My boyfriend loves mole sauce, so I bet he’ll like this..
x Hilary
OMG this looks incredible!! thanks for sharing, will defs give it a try soon! Yum!
The weather has been so lousy here in Finland that we had started drinking hot chocolate already two weeks ago 🙂 I am definitely gona try out this receipt! Loving this pictures.
THIS LOOKS INSANE. and amazing. can’t wait for it to be cold enough to make hot chocolate
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Hot chocolate & cinnamon sticks? LOVE!
XOXO
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mmmmm… tummy yummy 🙂 I’ll definitely try out this recipe
Mmmmm.. Looks so good! So gonna try it!
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This looks delicious! Hot chocolate is the ultimate hot drink!
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oh my this looks delicious! i’ll for sure be making a vegan version of this! xx
mmmm! Now THAT’S what I’m talking about! It reminds me of the film Chocolat which is amazing. Thanks!
Brooke
I could drink hot chocolate all the way through the year here in England (it’s always very naff weather). Love this as a quick and different way to spice up an old classic! Will definitely be giving this a go.
Great!!! I want to eat it!!! :)) Kiss,Paolo
This is amazing! Hurray for the Aztec.
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it looks amazing and delicious. It makes winter worth coming up 😉
mmmmm 🙂 looks delicious!
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Yay! Nothing makes me more excited than the arrival of fall, and I do love a good spicy hot chocolate. Thanks, Emma!
No way!! I’ve been drinking it for weeks already! 🙂
yummy. yummso excited the hot chocolate season is upon us!
grace
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Hm. You made my stomach growl. *chomp*
I’m gonna live on hot chocolate this autumn and winter, thanks for the recipe! 🙂
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Oh my gosh, this looks super amazing.
Spiced hot chocolate who would have guessed?!
looks so tasty!
YUM! This looks so good!
Xx
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I wanted to go to bed and I found this…creep creep to the kitchen 🙂
DEFINITELY not too soon, I love hot chocolate anytime!
excellent pictures!!!
I agree, September 1st has me pining for hot chocolate, no matter the weather outside. Those are beautiful pictures!
these look scrummy!
lovely! i might try to make this!
Val
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that looks so good.
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it’s never too soon for hot chocolate !!
xo, cheyenne
my husband saw this pic on your sneak peak blog a few days ago n has demanded i make it as soon as you posted the recipe! lol thank you i cant wait to taste it! he thanks you as well!
This looks soooo delicious.
Yum! I can’t wait until it begins to get cold here in California so I can enjoy my own cup of hot cocoa. It’s a blazing 100 degrees right now! 🙁
Uuhmm, we had it yesterday night and.. YES, september is definitely the right time to start with hot chocolate! Yummy! 🙂
Hey Emma,
Have you ever tried mexican(?) hot chocolate recipes which use eggs in them?
I have seen a few recipes for it and have always wondered what it’s like!!
XO Samantha
It’s NEVER too soon for hot chocolate!!
It’s my favorite autumn/winter drink along with chai tea!
Also, I’m a serious cinnamon addict so I feel this will totally be my 2012 winterdrink! Thank you so much!! ^^
love, Saar
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I really love everything you do, this is not meant to be critical, just a little comment. Thank you.
Made some for my husband and son. They loved it!!