Chai Tea Hot Chocolate
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Combine your two favorite cozy drinks in this Chai Tea Hot Chocolate! This easy recipe only requires 4 ingredients and brings together the comforting warmth of traditional chai tea with the decadent richness of hot chocolate!
If you’re looking for more homemade hot chocolate recipes, be sure to check out some of my other favorites like Easy Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Dark Hot Chocolate, or my Bone Broth Hot Chocolate.
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Can't decide between cozy tea or rich and creamy hot cocoa? You don't have to with this Chai Tea Hot Chocolate! This single serve hot cocoa is quick and easy to make and it combines the best of both worlds!
Lightly spiced, thanks the the addition of a chai tea bag. This single serve hot cocoa is also rich and creamy like nostalgic hot cocoa should be. This recipe is super flexible, you can use your favorite chai tea and your favorite milk, whether it's dairy, coconut, or almond. Cozy up this winter with this Chai Tea Hot Chocolate!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Comforting Spices: This Chai Tea Hot Chocolate has the comforting spices of chai tea because I use a chai tea bag! The tea bag is steeped in the hot chocolate to infuse your favorite chocolatey beverage with familiar and comforting spices!
Caffeine & Cocoa: This Chai Tea Hot Chocolate has all the benefits of chai tea, including the caffeine that is combined with the nostalgia of hot chocolate! This drink marries two of your favorite winter beverages into one!
Easy: Only 4 ingredients are needed to make this Chai Tea Hot Chocolate! By using a chai tea bag, you can easily infuse so many delicious spices into this drink with minimal effort!
Easily Make Vegan: If you are dairy free or vegan, you can easily substitute the milk for coconut milk, almond milk, or oat milk! I actually make this with coconut milk a lot, simply because I just love coconut milk just as much as regular milk!
Ingredients
- Milk: Make sure to use organic whole milk for the creamiest hot cocoa. You can also use coconut milk if you are dairy free.
- Cane Sugar: I use organic cane sugar.
- Dutch Cocoa Powder: My favorite cocoa for hot chocolate is organic Dutch cocoa powder, which results in a perfectly sweetened cocoa with a rich and bold chocolate flavor.
- Chai Tea: You'll need an organic chai tea bag.
- Whipped Cream: This is optional, but Homemade Whipped Cream makes cocoa so much better!
- Cinnamon Stick:
- Star Anise: I top this with Organic Star Anise, which is optional, but it's so pretty and gives some additional flavor.
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Tools Needed
- Scale: Always use a digital food scale for the best results.
- Small Pot: I use a small pot to heat the cocoa.
- Whisk: You'll need a whisk to whisk the cocoa so it's combined and creamy with no lumps.
- Drink Thermometer: I recommend using a drink thermometer whenever making hot chocolate as it ensures you do not burn your milk. Milk is perfect drinking temperature at 140°F and it can burn when it goes over 160°F. If it burns, that flavor will transfer to your cocoa, which you don't want! That's why a drink thermometer is key.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Add the tea bag into a mug.
Step 2
Add In a small pot, add the milk, cane sugar, and cocoa powder. Put over medium/high heat, stirring with a whisk to ensure the sugar and cocoa all mix together. Continue to heat until the milk is 140°F to 160°F.
Step 3
Pour into a mug over the tea bag. Allow to steep for 1 to 2 minutes.
Top with whipped cream (optional). Serve immediately.
FAQ's
Yes! You can use any kind of milk you like. I’ve made this with coconut milk as well, but almond and oat milk would also work.
Absolutely! This would be delicious with Earl Grey or Green Tea too!
Yes, if you want to make two or three drinks, just double or triple the recipe. You can make them all together in one pot and then just pour over each tea bag in each individual mug.
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Chai Tea Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 Chai Tea bag
- 1 cup milk
- 21 grams cane sugar
- 7 grams Dutch cocoa powder
- Homemade Whipped Cream (optional) (optional)
- Organic cinnamon sticks or star anise for decoration (not actually needed 🙂
Instructions
- Add the tea bag into a mug.
- Add In a small pot, add the milk, cane sugar, and cocoa powder.
- Put over medium/high heat, stirring with a whisk to ensure the sugar and cocoa all mix together. Continue to heat until the milk is 140°F to 160°F.
- Pour into a mug over the tea bag. Allow to steep for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Top with whipped cream (optional). Serve immediately.
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