Hot Spiced Cacao

• 3 tablespoons raw cacao powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• a pinch nutmeg
• a pinch allspice
• a pinch clove
• a knifepoint of cayenne powder
• a pinch salt
• 2 cups almond milk (homemade is delicious)
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup (raw honey is very good, too)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Mix dry ingredients, cacao powder, spices, and salt, in a small bowl.
2. Heat wet ingredients, almond milk, maple syrup and vanilla extract, in a small pot over medium heat. Make sure it doesn't boil. You want a nice gentle warming, not a steady simmer here.
3. Add dry ingredients to almond milk, whisking mixture well until dry mix is thoroughly incorporated.Stir occasionally for about 5 minutes. This allows the cacao and spices to bloom and infuse together. It only takes a few moments for the steam and scents to make your kitchen into a scene from the movie Chocolat.
4. Take pot off the heat, and pour into two mugs... or maybe just one big mug. Up to you, Vianne Rocher.

cacao powder, cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, allspice, clove, cayenne powder, salt, almond milk, maple syrup, vanilla

Taken from food52.com/recipes/32873-hot-spiced-cacao (may not work)