Mocha Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Who doesn’t love a thick rich hot chocolate on a cold winter day? I make this Mocha Cinnamon Hot Chocolate whenever I need a fix of bonheur. It always reminds me of the chocolat chaud that I get at Le Flore sur L’Ile whenever I am in Paris. 

 A good hot chocolate starts with the best chocolate available.

Mocha Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

2 1/2 cups of water

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup sifted cocoa unsweetened powder

1- 3.5 oz bar of 60% chocolate in pieces

1- 3.5 oz bar of 90% chocolate in pieces

1 tablespoon Instant expresso

1 teaspoon Cinnamon 

1. Bring, water, sugar, cocoa powder, instant expresso and cinnamon to a boil in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir to mix. 

2. Lower heat and mix in chocolate pieces and simmer for 15 minutes stirring from time to time.

3. Strain through a fine mesh sieve.

4. Let rest for several hours and reheat in a double boiler. 

5. Enjoy!