Hot Chocolate with Morrocan Spices
Ingredients:
3 cups low fat chocolate milk, divided
2 ounces bittersweet Belgian chocolate, plus one-half ounce for garnish
2 cinnamon sticks
1 orange rind
3 pieces cardamom pods or 1 /8 teaspoon ground cardamom

Directions:
Bring 2-cups of low-fat chocolate milk to a boil. Steep cinnamon sticks, orange rind and cardamom pods in the milk mixture. Remove from heat for ten minutes. Meanwhile, finely grate chocolate and place in bowl. Using a metal strainer, carefully strain out the spices from the milk mixture. Pour hot milk mixture over the chocolate. Stir mixture until well blended. In a saucepan, froth the remaining cup of low-fat chocolate milk. Pour into individual mugs and top with foam and sprinkle with grated chocolate if desired. Serves six.

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