Delta Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

• 6 oz bars bittersweet chocolate chopped
• 2  cinnamon sticks 
• 1 qt milk 
• 0.1 teaspoon nutmeg freshly ground
• 0.8 cup sugar 
• 1 cup cocoa unsweetened
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 
• 2 cups whipping cream 

Equipment

• whisk
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Cook first 4 ingredients in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, 15 to 20 minutes or just until milk begins to steam. (Do not boil.)
2. Remove from heat.
3. Remove and discard cinnamon sticks.
4. Whisk in cocoa, sugar, and vanilla, whisking until blended.
5. Cook over low heat 5 minutes.
6. Add chocolate, whisking until blended. Keep warm over low heat.