Name: Chocolate Tea Recipe (Cocoa Tea)
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup water; 2 green cardamom pods; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons tea leaves; 3/4 cup milk (add 1/2 cup for very strong tea); sugar (to taste)

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Last updated on November 10th, 2019

Chocolate tea or easy cocoa tea is a cozy beverage for winter evenings. You can fix yourself this super tasty and delicious drink in less than 15 minutes. Cocoa tea tastes so rich yet relaxing with a mild cocoa flavor. Serve with a couple of crackers or your favorite evening snacks. Here is how to make chocolate tea at home.

I first tasted this cocoa tea or chocolate tea as it is called there in Ooty. We had this piping hot in one of the small shops near the lake. Piping hot chocolate tea after a wonderful boating was really brilliant and I enjoyed various types of tea during out stay.

On tasting we could easily guess how to make chocolate tea. So I gave the packets of cocoa tea from the stores a miss and tried it at home from scratch. As expected we loved this homemade cocoa tea even more. After all while making at home, we have total control over ingredients as we prefer right?

I am total coffee freak but I can never say no to a well made cup of tea, especially during winter evenings. Rather than plain chai, I like to spike my tea with ginger, mint or homemade tea masala powder. Sometimes I also make this super delicious chai hot chocolate.

During cold winter evenings is there anything better than snuggling with a cup of chocolate tea, few crackers and a good book?

This Chocolate Tea Recipe Is

So delicious, rich and very flavorful

Perfect beverage for winter evening

Has a mild chocolate flavor that is addictive

Easy and quick to make from scratch

Perfect beverage to serve with evening snacks.

Ingredients To Make Chocolate Tea At Home

To make best chocolate tea at home start with finest quality tea leaves. You can use any good variety loose tea leaves or granules. Go for strong or light variety as you like. To get the same taste as in ooty chocolate tea, use ooty tea leaves or granules.

Next use unsweetened cocoa powder for this recipe. You can also use any hot chocolate mix or drinking chocolate powder but for strong unmistakable chocolate flavor use cocoa powder. I have used cadbury cocoa powder. The quantity can slightly varied from the given amount to suit your taste.

For flavor I have added a teeny bit of cinnamon powder and 2 cardamom pods. These both spices go very well with chocolate flavor. You can also add some vanilla extract.

How To Make Chocolate Tea

Add 1/2 cup water to a sauce pan and also throw in pods from 2 small green cardamoms.

Boil for a minute

Now add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder. Bring to a boil.

Add 2-3 teaspoons tea leaves and mix well. Simmer for 3-4 minutes.

Now add about 3/4 cup milk and simmer for a minute.

Strain the tea, add required sugar and mix well.

Serve chocolate tea hot immediately with snacks like butter cake, onion pakoda, veg cutlet, paneer pakoda, sabudana vada etc.

Tips To Make Chocolate Tea

Use very good quality cocoa powder for best taste. For pronounced chocolate taste, use 1.5 tablespoons cocoa powder.
Add teas leaves as per taste. If you want light tea just add 1 teaspoon tea leaves.
The recipe can be doubled or tripled
For vegan chocolate tea use almond or soy milk.

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I hope you will try this chocolate tea recipe and enjoy as much as we did. P