Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

• 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
• 10 whole cloves
• 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
• 4 cups whole milk
• 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Garnish: mini marshmallows

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in an 8- x 10-inch piece of cheesecloth; pull edges together, and tie to secure.
2. Heat milk and spice bundle in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring just to a simmer. Remove from heat, cover, and steep 30 minutes.
3. Remove spice bundle from milk. Heat milk mixture over medium-low heat until hot. Add brown sugar; cook, stirring constantly, until sugar melts. Add chocolate, stirring until chocolate melts. Stir in vanilla. Serve warm; garnish, if desired.

fresh ginger, cloves, cinnamon sticks, milk, brown sugar, bittersweet chocolate, vanilla, marshmallows

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/gingerbread-hot-chocolate (may not work)