On a cold, wintry day, there's nothing better than a nice, warm cup of hot chocolate. Unless it's spiked with cayenne pepper and sprinkled with almonds.
Melt the dark chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval until smooth. Mix in 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, more or less to taste.
Pour the chocolate-cayenne mixture into ice cube trays or silicone molds.
Measure the sliced almonds.
Chop the roughly cut almonds.
Insert spoons into the cayenne chocolate mixture..
Sprinkle almonds over chocolate in molds. Refrigerate for one hour. Unmold carefully.