Chocolate Chai Hot Chocolate

teas.co.uk · 8 min · Serves 1

You'll need

• 25g Drink Me Chai Chocolate Chai Latte powder (1 standard serving)
• 250ml whole milk
• 2 squares of dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)
• 1 large marshmallow
• Half a teaspoon of dark cocoa powder, for the dust
• 1 warmed 400ml mug
• 1 small saucepan
• 1 small balloon whisk

Method

1. Warm a large mug with hot water, then pour it away.
2. Pour the milk into a small saucepan and drop in the dark chocolate squares while the milk is still cold.
3. Set over medium low heat and whisk gently in slow circles for a couple of minutes as the chocolate melts in, so it does not catch on the base.
4. Warm it until it just steams, around 70C, not boiling; it should be glossy and uniform.
5. Off the heat, shower in the chai powder and whisk hard for thirty seconds, breaking up any clumps, until a soft foam rises.
6. Pour through a fine sieve into the warmed mug to catch any lumps.
7. Drop a marshmallow into the middle and dust the top with cocoa through a sieve.
8. Tip: melting real chocolate into the milk is what gives the body, so do not rely on the powder alone.

Recipe: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/hot chocolate/chocolate chai hot chocolate/