Spiced Hot Chocolate

• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar (or more, to taste)
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 34 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 cardamom pods, crushed or 14 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 2 whole cloves
• 14 teaspoon orange zest, grated (or a couple drops of orange oil)
• 1 dash salt
• 14 cup water
• 1 34 cups milk
• 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
• nutmeg (to garnish)

1. In a small saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, orange zest, and salt.
2. Blend in water and heat to boiling.
3. Boil gently for 1 minute.
4. Mix in milk and vanilla and heat almost to boiling, but do NOT allow to boil.
5. Remove whole spices, then beat with a mixer until frothy.
6. Pour into mugs, garnish if desired, and serve hot.

brown sugar, cocoa, ground cinnamon, cardamom pods, cloves, orange zest, salt, water, milk, vanilla, nutmeg

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-hot-chocolate-117068 (may not work)