Rich Spiced Hot Chocolate - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pinch salt
4 cups whole milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Preparation

Whisk sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a small bowl.
Bring milk to a boil in a saucepan, whisking constantly. Whisk in cocoa mixture until dissolved, reduce heat to low, and simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
Stir cream into hot chocolate and pour into mugs.