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This is an interesting alternative to hot cocoa powder.  I like it but the kids aren’t so crazy about it.   I would say it is an acquired taste.

3 cups of milk

1 cinnamon stick

2 cardamom pods
5 cloves
3-5 tablespoons carob powder

Honey to taste

Heat milk in a saucepan until it just forms a skin.  Add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Cover the sauce pan and allow to steep for 40 minutes.  Strain the herbs from the milk and mix in the carob and honey.  Serve warm with a bit of ground cinnamon sprinkled on top. You have to play with the recipe a bit to see how strong and sweet you like it.

Edited to Add:  I have found the best way to do make this is to put the herbs in  in a tea ball.  I don’t believe I had one when I first posted this recipe.  So crush them up a bit in a mortar and pestle and put them in a tea ball which you can then drop into the warm milk.  Then just steep the herbs and pull the tea ball out after forty minutes.    The drink mixes well and frothes up nicely if you use an immersion blender to stir in the carob powder and the honey.

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