Orange Hot Chocolate

It's wintertime and we all need something to sip while we cuddle up with our "special someone" during this time. In the winter it's almost mandatory to have oranges in the house, so let's take advantage of them for a toe-curling treat


Ingredients

Freshly grated peel from 1 medium-sized orange
2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
20 drops (or to taste) liquid stevia (or equivalent sweetener of choice)
1 cup water
1/2 cup heavy cream



Directions

Place the orange peel in a tea filter or mesh ball. Close tightly.
Place all ingredients, including the tea filter or mesh ball, in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until steaming hot. 
Don’t let boil.
Remove the tea filter.

Pour the drink into two heatproof mugs or glasses and serve. You can garnish each serving with whipped cream, grated dark chocolate and/or freshly grated orange peel

Cook's Notes:

• Do NOT remove the orange peel and then try to grate it.  It's MUCH easier to hold the whole orange against your grater/zester
• Careful to get only the colored part of the orange peel, the white part is bitter.
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