Red Fresno Hot Cacao ft. Raaka
Spice up the season with the heat of red fresnos and bold cacao from our friends at Raaka.
+ Serves 2 (or 4 mini pours!)
+ Cook time: 15 minutes
Grocery List
2 tbsp unsweetened Raaka Cacao Powder
About 1/3 c Raaka Baking Chocolate Maple Dark 75%
½ c water
1 can coconut milk
1 Red Fresno pepper, cut in half lengthwise, seeded
¼ c raw cane sugar
1 pinch kosher salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cinnamon sticks (optional topping)
Dandies’ Marshmallows (optional topping…and vegan!)
Prep + Cook
1. Whisk cacao powder into ½ cup boiling water. Set aside.
2. Combine coconut milk, sugar, seeded Red Fresno pepper (do not slice unless you want an extra spicy cacao!) and salt in a saucepan and turn heat to medium-low.
3. Simmer, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes.
4. Whisk in hot cacao, cinnamon, and baking chocolate chips until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract off heat.
5. Off heat, remove pepper with a slotted spoon.
6. Pour into your favorite mug, top with a cinnamon stick and as many marshmallows as you can fit.