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The Holidays Just Got Hotter: the Best Spicy Hot Chocolate with Tabañero Original Hot Sauce Recipe

The Holidays Just Got Hotter: the Best Spicy Hot Chocolate with Tabañero Original Hot Sauce Recipe

HOW TO MAKE A SPICY HOT CHOCOLATE WITH TABAÑERO ORIGINAL HOT SAUCE

It’s that time of year (holiday season) when everyone’s about oversized sweaters and hot chocolate by the fire. But let’s be honest: most hot chocolate just isn’t that hot. Adults want to feel something, like spicy hot sauce-infused hot chocolate, especially if holiday blues are lurking. This spicy hot chocolate recipe with Tabañero Original Hot Sauce puts a grown-up twist on a childhood favorite. Yes, there are still mini marshmallows in this spicy recipe’s ingredients.

Although this spicy hot chocolate calls for extra spices, it is easy and quick to make. Most of this recipe’s ingredients are household staples like milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and chili powder. Tabañero Original Hot Sauce should already be in the cabinet, too. A trip to Walmart may be necessary for the unsweetened cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate, and mini marshmallows. The mini marshmallows are non-negotiable because they balance the spice, of course.

Ditch the bland hot chocolate packets and grab a holiday mug because it’s time to turn up the heat. Don’t blame us if this spicy hot chocolate becomes a year-round ritual.

Spicy Hot Chocolate with Tabañero Original Hot Sauce Recipe

This recipe yields two servings or one extra large mug of hot chocolate for one. The cooking time totals about 10 minutes, enough time to eat a few nostalgic mini marshmallows before they go on top.

Equipment Used in this Recipe

  • 1 medium saucepan 
  • 1 whisk 
  • 2 mugs that can handle the heat

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of milk (dairy or non-dairy)
  • 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon of chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon of Tabañero Original Hot Sauce
  • 1 ounce of bittersweet chocolate
  • Mini marshmallows to garnish

Instructions

First, add the milk, cocoa powder, sugar, and vanilla extract to a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.

Season the hot chocolate mixture with the cinnamon, chili powder, and Tabañero Original Hot Sauce.

While the spicy hot chocolate mixture heats, whisk in the bittersweet chocolate.

Turn off the heat once the chocolate is melted and the spicy hot chocolate mixture is hot but not boiling. The goal is to have steamy, spicy hot chocolate, not scalding.

While the spicy hot chocolate is still steamy, divide it between two holiday-themed mugs — or that extra large mug for one.

Top the spicy hot chocolate with a mountain of mini marshmallows. Watch the marshmallows melt into cozy, spicy goodness before the nostalgia fades.

Make the Holidays Hotter with Tabañero

Tabañero does hot sauce differently, providing an all-natural, gluten-free alternative to the vinegary nobodies of hot sauce. Now, with placements in grocery stores like Walmart, Meijer, and Winn-Dixie, Tabañero is bringing better hot sauce, taco sauce, and barbecue sauce to the masses. Whether a recipe calls for spicy, sweet, or zesty, Tabañero has the sauce.

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