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Chocolate Chai Tea
15
Aug
Aug
Chocolate Chai Tea
- 2 cups water
- 4 teaspoons premium loose Assam black tea or 4 black tea bags
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened European-style (Dutch processed) cocoa powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
- 8 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon almond, orange, mint, or raspberry extract
- Whipped cream
- Ground nutmeg
Directions:
- In a small saucepan, bring water to boiling. Remove from heat. Add loose tea or tea bags. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes. Strain brewed tea into a large saucepan; discard loose tea or tea bags.
- Stir sugar and cocoa powder into tea, stirring to dissolve sugar. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Add milk, vanilla, cinnamon, the 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg, cardamom, and almond extract. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is heated through (do not boil). Remove from heat.
- To serve, pour hot mixture into warm mugs. Top each serving with whipped cream and additional nutmeg.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Yields: 8 to 10 servings
Nutrition facts:
Servings Per Recipe 8, fiber (g) 1, sat. fat (g) 5, chol. (mg) 30, Fat, total (g) 8, carb. (g) 34, vit. C (mg) 2, pro. (g) 10, vit. A (IU) 583, iron (mg) 1, cal. (kcal) 254, calcium (mg) 374, sodium (mg) 127
From: http://www.midwestliving.com/recipe/drinks/chocolate-chai-tea
