Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
• 3 cups skim milk
• 4 (3 1/2 inch) cinnamon sticks
• 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• ground cinnamon, for dusting
• whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 using 1 piece of heavy paper cut to fit over mugs, cut out a star shape in center.
• 2 beat together cream and confectioners' sugar in large bowl to soft peaks.
• 3 cover and keep chilled.
• 4 bring milk and cinnamon sticks just to a simmer in a small saucepan; remove from heat.
• 5 add chocolate and let stand 2 minutes.
• 6 whisk mixture until chocolate melts.
• 7 pour into mugs, reserving cinnamon sticks for garnish.
• 8 top each with whipped cream.
• 9 cover mugs with the paper cutout and dust with ground cinnamon.