Chai-Spiced Hot Chocolate

Name: Chai-Spiced Hot Chocolate
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons whole black peppercorns; 4 whole cardamom pods; 2 sticks (3-inch) cinnamon; 1 inch fresh ginger; 118 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 887 milliliters 1% low-fat milk; 79 milliliters unsweetened cocoa

Need Head to the store and pick up peppercorns, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 15 minutes.

Instructions

Place first 4 ingredients in a zip-top plastic bag. Seal bag, and crush spices into small pieces using a rolling pin or meat mallet.

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Spices

Meat

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Meat Tenderizer

Ziploc Bags

Rolling Pin

Combine crushed spices, milk, brown sugar, and ginger in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat 8 minutes, stirring until sugar dissolves and tiny bubbles form at edge of saucepan (do not boil).

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Brown Sugar

Ginger

Spices

Sugar

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; cover and let stand 15 minutes.

Add cocoa to milk mixture, and stir. Cook mixture over medium heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly until blended. Strain mixture through a sieve, and serve immediately.

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Cocoa Powder