Peppermint Hot Chocolate

teas.co.uk · 8 min · Serves 1

You'll need

• 1 tea bag of Tetley Peppermint Herbal Tea
• 300ml whole milk (80ml for the peppermint infuse, 80ml for the cocoa bloom, 140ml for the top up)
• 4 heaped teaspoons of any unsweetened hot chocolate powder (about 24g)
• 1 generous swirl of squirty cream
• A fine pinch of dark cocoa powder, for the dust
• 1 300ml mug, warmed
• 1 small saucepan, 1 small balloon whisk

Method

1. Warm 80ml of the milk to about 65C in a small pan.
2. Off the heat, drop in the peppermint bag, cover and leave to infuse for five minutes.
3. Lift out the bag and set the minted milk aside.
4. In the warmed mug, whisk the hot chocolate powder with another 80ml of warm milk into a smooth, glossy base.
5. Stir the infused peppermint milk into the mug.
6. Warm the last 140ml of milk to 65C and top up the mug, stirring.
7. Crown with a swirl of cream and a fine dust of cocoa.
8. Serve straight away, while it is hot and the cream still holds.

Recipe: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/mint tea/peppermint hot chocolate/