- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- Whisk sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a small bowl.
- Bring milk to a boil in a saucepan, whisking constantly. Whisk in cocoa mixture until dissolved, reduce heat to low, and simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
- Stir cream into hot chocolate and pour into mugs.