Cocolatte - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 ounces white chocolate, broken into small pieces
    2/3 cup unsweetened coconut milk
    3/4 teaspoon grated orange zest
    1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 cup double-strength espresso, very hot (or your favourite strong coffee)
    brown sugar
    3 tablespoons Grand Marnier (1 1/2 tblsps of liqueur per mug, or to taste) or 3 tablespoons Cointreau liqueur (1 1/2 tblsps of liqueur per mug, or to taste)
Preparation
    In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk together white chocolate, coconut milk, orange zest, cinnamon and vanilla extract.
    Keep whisking until white chocolate has melted completely, and mixture is steaming-hot (not boiling) and frothy.
    Distribute double-strength espresso between two mugs and sweeten with brown sugar (remember - the white chocolate provides sweetness, too).
    Top each mug with 1 1/2 tablespoonfuls of Grand Marnier or Cointreau and then fill mug up with white chocolate/coconut mixture.
    Spoon some of the froth over top.
    Dust the top of each mug with more cinnamon.
    A cinnamon stick added to the mug as a 'swizzle stick' is a nice touch.

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