Cinnamon Chocolate Chili Recipes

CINCINNATI CHILI I

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 6 minutes.
• Add beef, in batches if necessary, and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until browned.
• Add chili powder, cinnamon, cumin, allspice, cloves, bay leaf, chocolate, beef broth, tomato sauce, cider vinegar, and red pepper. Stir to mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• It is the best if you now refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the bay leaf. Reheat gently over medium heat. Serve over hot, drained spaghetti. Top with shredded cheddar cheese.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE CHILI

Steps:

• Combine ground round and onion in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until beef is browned, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer cooked beef and onions to slow cooker. Stir in water, tomatoes, kidney beans, black beans, corn, chocolate chips, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and salt. Cook on High until chili begins to bubble, about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to Low, and cook until thick, about 2 hours.

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, rinse, drain well add back to pan.
• Add the half can of tomato paste and a little bit of the water to help thin it out.
• Add chili, onion, garlic powders to taste, probably about a teaspoon of each and about a tablespoon of the cinnamon. salt and pepper to taste.
• Add about 3 or 4 tablespoons of brown sugar, I like it a little sweeter so use less if you don't.
• Add the dark chocolate and stir until it melts.
• Add more water to thin the chili, some will evaporate as it cooks.
• Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
• Let simmer about 30 minutes to let the flavors mesh.
• Enjoy on a chili dog with cheese on top or by itself. It's delicious!

CHILI CHOCOLATE CINNAMON CAKE

Steps:

• ---ForThe Cake---.
• Preheat oven to 350°F, grease, flour and line, with parchment paper, the bottom of 2 nine inch round cake pans.
• In a heavy saucepan, whisk buttermilk, butter, cocoa and chili powder over medium heat until all the butter has melted.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• In a small bowl, whisk eggs and vanilla.
• Pour chocolate mixture over flour mixture and whisk until blended, add egg mixture and whisk again, then stir in hazelnuts.
• Pour batter into prepared pans and bake 30- 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Transfer to to baking racks, cool 10 minutes, remove from pans, return to racks and cool completely.
• ---ForThe Whipped Cream---.
• Chill bowl and beaters in the refrigerator until cold.
• Beat cream until it starts to thicken, add sugar and cream of tartar, continue beating until soft peaks form, add vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form.
• ---ForThe Raspberry Squeeze Sauce---.
• Puree raspberries and liquid in a blender or processor, strain in a sieve and store in squeeze bottle in the refrigerator (can be made 4-5 days ahead of time).
• ---ToAssemble And Serve---.
• Place one cake layer on a serving dish and top with 1/2 the whipped cream, add second layer and the remaining whipped cream.
• Chill at least 2 hours.
• Place cake slices on desert dishes and drizzle raspberry sauce in a decorative pattern around the edges.

CHOCOLATE CHILI ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt 6 ounces of the bittersweet chocolate, chopped, and the unsweetened chocolate, stirring until the mixture is smooth, and remove the bowl from the heat. In a heavy saucepan combine the cream and the milk and bring the mixture just to a boil. In a bowl whisk together the egg yolks and the brown sugar, add the cream mixture in a stream, whisking, and pour the mixture back into the pan. Cook the custard over moderately low heat, stirring, until it registers 170°F. on a candy thermometer, strain it through a fine sieve set over another bowl, and whisk in the melted chocolate, the cinnamon, and the Kahlúa. Let the mixture cool completely and freeze it in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions, adding the remaining 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine, the crumbled chilies, and the almonds during the last few minutes of freezing time.