Earl Grey Hot Chocolate
Thick, rich, and decadent, you'll love each delicious sip of this Earl Grey hot chocolate.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
Earl Grey Hot Chocolate
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 5 ounces dark chocolate finely chopped + grated for garnish
- 2 tea sachets Earl Grey (or 2 tea bags)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Cream Topping
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
MAKE EARL GREY HOT CHOCOLATE
- Heat milk and heavy cream. In a saucepan, simmer milk and heavy cream on low heat until small bubbles form along the sides of the pan. Take off heat.½ cup heavy cream, 1 cup milk
- Steep Earl Grey in hot milk for 10 minutes. Discard tea sachets.2 tea sachets Earl Grey
- Return to low heat and stir in chocolate, sugar, and salt.Stir until chocolate has completely melted.5 ounces dark chocolate, 1 tablespoon sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt
MAKE CREAM TOPPING
- Whip together heavy cream and sugar.Combine heavy cream and sugar in a tall cup. Whisk using a handheld milk frother until cream thickens. It should take seconds. Stop before stiff peaks form.⅓ cup heavy cream, 1 teaspoon sugar
ASSEMBLE DRINK
- Divide hot chocolate into two cups and top each with cream topping. Garnish with grated chocolate.
Notes
- Don't boil the heavy cream and milk. Just bring it to a simmer to avoid burning the milk.
- The cream topping is best when it's only slightly whipped and the heavy cream has thickened a bit. Whip until you get soft peaks.
- If you're using loose tea, replace the 2 tea sachets in this recipe with 1 tablespoon of loose Earl Grey tea.
Nutrition
Calories: 865 | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 70g | Saturated Fat: 42g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 129mg | Sodium: 378mg | Potassium: 785mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 1683IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 268mg | Iron: 9mg