Have you ever had Mexican Cocoa? It is a delightful combination of dark chocolate and cinnamon with just a tiny bite to it from cayenne pepper. If you haven’t had it, you must try it when you have a chance. In the mean time you can enjoy this spicy cinnamon chocolate fudge recipe which has all the flavors of Mexican Hot Chocolate.

This fudge is made with dark chocolate, ground cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. You can use dark chocolate chips or a bar of dark chocolate. If you use a bar of dark chocolate, chop it up before adding it to the recipe so it will melt faster. You might think 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and a 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne is a lot to add to the fudge recipe, but the chocolate and sugar really do balance out the spiciness. However if you doubt me, feel free to reduce the cinnamon to 2 teaspoons and the cayenne pepper to 1/8 of a teaspoon the first time you make it.

Depending on the sale prices, this fudge costs me between $5 – $6 to make. It makes 3 pounds, which I usually divide between 3 small tins. I add a gift tag to each tin and then give the fudge to our neighbors. If you pick up Christmas tins at the dollar store, you have an easy food gift for $3.00 each.