Mexican Hot Chocolate - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 c. boiling water
dash of ground cloves or nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
whipped cream
whole cinnamon sticks

Preparation

Combine cocoa and sugar in small saucepan; stir in water. Bring to boil; reduce heat and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add cloves, cinnamon and milk.
Simmer 5 minutes (do not boil).
Whisk in vanilla.
Pour hot chocolate into mugs; top with whipped cream.
Use cinnamon sticks for stirrers.
Yield: 4 (1 cup) servings.