Jalisco Hot Chocolate

Adapted from Winter Drinks by the Editors of PUNCH

spiked mexican hot chocolate cocktail recipe

A match ordained by the gods, this Mexican hot chocolate (your standard-issue hot chocolate upgraded with cinnamon and chile pepper) spiked with tequila is the very definition of a winter cocktail: transporting, fortifying, and still gluggable.

Reprinted with permission from Winter Drinks by the Editors of PUNCH, copyright © 2018. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Penguin Random House.

Ingredients

Servings: 4

  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon ancho chile powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon ancho chile powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup blanco tequila
  • 1 cup blanco tequila

Garnish: 4 cinnamon sticks or 4 whole dried ancho chiles

Directions
  1. Combine the milk, chocolate chips, brown sugar, cayenne, chile powder, cinnamon, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat, whisking continually until the chocolate is dissolved, about 7 minutes.
  2. Divide the tequila among four mugs (2 ounces in each) and pour the hot chocolate mix into each.
  3. Garnish each mug with a cinnamon stick or whole dried ancho chile.