Mexican Drinking Chocolate

1. 1

   Put chocolate in a large bowl.

2. 2

   Combine cream, vanilla beans (seeds and pods), cinnamon and chile powder in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring often. Remove from heat. Press vanilla pods against sides of pan to extract any remaining seeds and cream; discard pods.

3. 3

   Pour cream over chocolate and stir until melted. Add corn syrup and almond extract; stir until smooth.

4. 4

   Package in very clean 1 cup jars. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.

5. 5

   To serve, combine 1/4 c ganache (use a heated spoon to scrape ganache out of jar) with 1/2 c hot milk and stir until smooth.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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