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St.Lucia Cocoa Tea aka Ditè Cocoa

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St.Lucia is well known for its delicious cocoa beans. They are exported to various countries to produce chocolate like the well known Hershey's Chocolate and World's Finest Chocolate. Below is a recipe for St.Lucia Cocoa Tea aka Ditè Cocoa. Ingredients: 1/2 cups grated cocoa stick 2 sticks cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 2 bay leaves 8 cups milk Ground roast cashews 2 Tbsp flour Sugar to taste Method: Gently heat milk in pan on stove top Add grated cocoa stick into warm milk, add spices and cashew, stir gently and bring to low simmer for 5 minutes Mix flour with a small amount of cold water, stir in some of the hot cocoa mixture and return to the same pan Heat for another minute stirring well Strain through a fine strainer, add sugar to taste and serve hot I hope you enjoy this little taste of St.Lucia. Also, be on the look out for my new cookbook coming out soon titles 'Strictly Lucian' with authentic St.Lucia cuisine, This im