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Pumpkin Spiced Hot Cocoa

By January 31, 2024March 21st, 2024Recipes

By chef Talia Profet

Pumpkin spiced hot cocoa served with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick cookie.

Part 1: Pumpkin Spice

Ingredients

  • 48g Cinnamon
  • 12g Ginger
  • 12g Nutmeg
  • 6g Clove

Method

  1. Blend all of the spices together until evenly combined.

Part 2: Pumpkin Spiced Hot Cocoa

Ingredients

  • 200g Whole Milk
  • 40g deZaan Hot Chocolate Mix
  • 3g Vanilla Extract
  • 6g Pumpkin Spice

Method

  1. Heat the milk to 65°C/149°F.
  2. Blend in the hot cocoa mix, vanilla extract, and pumpkin spice until smooth.

Part 3: Cinnamon Stick Cookie

Ingredients

Cookie:

  • 170g All-Purpose Flour
  • 42g deZaan True Gold Cocoa Powder
  • 8g Cinnamon Powder
  • 142g Confectioners’ Sugar
  • 149g Butter
  • 85g Honey
  • 9g Vanilla Paste
  • 71g Egg Whites

Filling:

  • 500g Pecans
  • 250g Caramelized Sugar
  • 2g Sea Salt
  • 8g Vanilla Paste

Method

  1. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, and cinnamon powder together. Set aside.
  2. In a bowl of a stand mixer, cream the confectioners’ sugar, butter, honey, and vanilla paste with the paddle attachment. Mix until fully blended.
  3. Stream in the egg whites. Mix in the sifted dry ingredients. Reserve until needed.
  4. To make the filling, combine all of the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth for about 8 minutes. Reserve in a piping bag.
  5. To make the cookies, preheat the oven to 165°C/325°F.
  6. On a silicone-lined sheet tray, spread the cookie batter thin, into a 15cm/6in by 10cm/4in rectangle.
  7. Dust the top with cocoa powder and bake for 4 minutes.
  8. Working fast as soon as the cookie comes out of the oven, flip the cookie over. Along the 15cm/6in length of the cookie, pipe the filling in the center from one end to another, leaving room on both sides.
  9. Place a long chopstick on both ends of the cookie and roll inwards to form the cinnamon stick shape.
  10. Allow to cool and firm up before removing the sticks.

Part 4: Assembly

Ingredients

  • Pumpkin Spice Hot Cocoa
  • Whipped Cream
  • Pumpkin Spice
  • Cinnamon Cookie

Method

  1. Place the hot cocoa in a desired serving cup.
  2. Place a dollop of whipped cream on the top and dust with pumpkin spice.
  3. Serve with a cinnamon stick cookie.