Hot Chocolate for one

Lately I’ve been indulging in a bedtime habit.  I’m suffering dental paresthesia after a recent wisdom tooth extraction. I noticed that during the evenings the teeth in the affected region are extra sensitive. As if they’re getting too cold. So I got around to having hot chocolate during the evenings.

Here’s the recipe I use nowadays.

In one mug, mix the following:

  • 1/3 cup dry milk
  • 1 heaping tsp cocoa
  • 1 heaping tsp sugar
  • dash of cinnamon
  • dash of cayenne pepper (I used powdered “siling labuyo” or bird’s eye chillies)
  • 1 cup hot water

Of course, you could use a melted ounce of chocolate instead of the cocoa.  You could also have both the cocoa and the melted chocolate together for something extra sinful.

There’s nothing like a good cup of hot choco to end any kind of day.