Servings:
Makes 8 cups Servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 gallon lon whole milk
- 5 gallon whole allspice berries
- 3 gallon whole star anise
- 2 gallon cinnamon sticks
- 1 gallon large strip of orange zest
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar, or to taste
- 8 ounce bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (at least 58% to 60% cacao)
- 2/3 cup dark rum
Preparation
Baking Directions:
Combine milk with spices, orange zest, and sugar in a large heavy saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar, until milk just starts to bubble around the edges (scalding).
Lower heat and cook 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and strain spice-infused milk into another large heavy pot, discarding spices.
Add chocolate and rum to milk.
Cook gently over low heat, whisking briskly until chocolate is completely melted.
Serve immediately accompanied by cinnamon marshmallows, if desired.