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Cinnamon Hot Chocolate with Gingerbread Chocolate Bark is a fantastic holiday treat combination that is so quick and simple, yet packed with festive tastes thanks to the huge variety of McCormick® extracts, herbs and spices.

The holidays are here! Time to begin planning all those gatherings with friends, family dinners, days full of shopping for gifts and spending quality time with loved ones while creating new everlasting memories. A large part of my families holiday festivities revolve around food. Sharing a decadent dessert, carving into that perfectly cooked turkey, mixing up some cocktails, eating way too many of grandmas cookies and the yearly argument over who gets the last dinner roll on Thanksgiving are just a few ways food makes its way into my holiday season. No matter how food is involved in your own families festivities, McCormick® products are helping bring you closer to your loved ones making every meal and those little moments better.

Meijer is my go-to stop during the holiday season. You can find everything here from last minute gifts and holiday décor to a wide variety of foods including McCormick® products. From McCormick® Extracts, Herbs & Spices to Gravy products, Meijer has you covered this season! Find McCormick® products in the baking aisle.

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Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Cinnamon Hot Chocolate is made with heavy cream, whole milk, milk chocolate chips, McCormick® Ground Cinnamon, McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract and a pinch of McCormick® Sea Salt for a decadent warm beverage. Make this on a cold wintery day to warm up or for guests during the holidays.

PROCESS

Delicious homemade hot chocolate can be made within minutes on the stovetop! Place milk chocolate chips or chunks in a pot with whole milk and heavy cream. Then, add more flavor with McCormick® Ground Cinnamon and McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract. Sprinkle a bit of McCormick® Sea Salt in to balance out the sweetness of all the chocolate and bring the ingredients to a low simmer while whisking often to ensure the chocolate doesn’t stick to the pot and everything mixes evenly. Pour into mugs and serve with mini marshmallows, more McCormick® Ground Cinnamon and a McCormick® Cinnamon Stick. Time to enjoy the cinnamon chocolate smells pouring from the mug while sipping this comfort drink over good conversation with friends and family.

TIPS & TRICKS

Slow Cooker

Try this recipe in the slow cooker for a self serve station during holiday gatherings. Place ingredients into the slow cooker and cook on low for about 2 hours or until the chocolate is melted. Whisk well and then serve with toppings.

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Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Course Drinks

Keyword Chocolate, Cinnamon

Prep Time 3

Cook Time 6

Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

1 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
pinch McCormick® Sea Salt
3 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups milk chocolate chips

Toppings

sprinkle McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
McCormick® Cinnamon Stick
mini marshmallows

Instructions

Place chocolate chips, heavy cream and whole milk into a pot on the stove top. Turn burner to a medium heat.
Add McCormick® Ground Cinnamon, McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract and a pinch of McCormick® Sea Salt. Whisk well.
Bring hot chocolate to a low simmer whisking often.
Serve with mini marshmallows, a sprinkle of McCormick® Ground Cinnamon and a McCormick® Cinnamon Stick.

Gingerbread Chocolate Bark

Gingerbread Chocolate Bark is made in under 10 minutes with white chocolate and gingerbread seasonings. McCormick® Ground Cinnamon, McCormick® Ground Ginger and McCormick® Ground Cloves come together in this chocolate dessert for the perfect gingerbread flavor to celebrate the season. Bonus that this recipe is also fantastic for little kitchen helpers to whisk the melted chocolate and to add all the fun and pizazz with sprinkles and cookies.