Cafe-Style Mocha Latte

The recipe

Exact quantities, then the method.

A mocha is the happy meeting of Coffee and chocolate, and it is well worth making properly at home. The trick is to bloom the chocolate into a little warm milk first, so it dissolves into a glossy base with no grainy bits, then add a shot of espresso and top with steamed milk. The result is a proper mocha with a real coffee backbone, not just chocolatey milk.

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A dust of Cocoa over the top finishes it off.

⏱ 7 min 🍽 Serves 1 📊 Easy 📚 Coffee Recipes

You'll need

4 heaped teaspoons of Islands Classic Hot Chocolate Powder (about 24g)
60ml warm whole milk (for the bloom)
180ml hot whole milk (for the stretch, steamed to silky)
30ml espresso shot
A small pinch of dark cocoa powder, for the lace
1 270ml latte mug, warmed
1 small saucepan
1 small balloon whisk

Method

Warm a mug with hot water, then pour it away.
Warm the 60ml of milk gently, then whisk the hot chocolate powder into it to a smooth, glossy base.
Pull the espresso shot and stir it into the chocolate base.
Steam or froth the 180ml of milk to silky and thick.
Pour the steamed milk over the mocha base, holding the foam back and then spooning it on.
Dust the top with cocoa.
Tip: bloom the chocolate in a little warm milk first; tip it straight into espresso and it goes grainy.

What you'll end up with: A glossy mocha, real chocolate and espresso under silky steamed milk and a dust of cocoa.

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