Exact quantities, then the method.
This turns the chocolate flake blend into a proper make-ahead hot chocolate. You brew the Rooibos strong, then cook it down with sugar, a couple of spoons of dark Cocoa and a little vanilla until it is a glossy chocolate syrup that keeps in the fridge.
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Stir one part syrup into three parts hot milk and you have an instant, caffeine-free hot chocolate with more depth than the powdered stuff. The cocoa is what makes it rich, so use a good dark one.
You'll need
- 4 pyramid tea bags of Teapigs Chocolate Flake
- 500ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
- 250g caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 medium saucepan
- 1 fine sieve for straining
- 1 sterilised 500ml glass bottle with cap
- 1 saucer for covering the steep
Method
- Brew the four pyramid bags in 500ml of just-boiled water for seven minutes, covered, then lift them out and press gently.
- Tip the brew into a pan with the sugar and cocoa powder, whisking to break up any lumps.
- Simmer gently for ten minutes, stirring until smooth and glossy.
- Take off the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Strain through a fine sieve into a jug to catch any cocoa grains.
- Pour into a sterilised bottle while still warm, seal and chill.
- To serve, stir one part syrup into three parts hot milk.
- Keep it in the fridge and use it soon; we don't give a keeping time for home-made cordials and syrups. It is also good stirred into cold milk over ice.
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Brewed with: Teapigs Chocolate Flake, 15 Tea Bags 37.5g
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