Earl Grey-Scented Hot Chocolate

Name: Earl Grey-Scented Hot Chocolate
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 3 cups plus 1 scant ¼ cup (800 ml) whole or partially skimmed milk; ¾ cup (200 ml) whipping cream; ⅓ oz. (2 tablespoons, 10 g) Earl Grey tea leaves; 6 ⅓ oz. (180 g) bittersweet chocolate, 65 percent cocoa; 6 ⅓ oz. (180 g) bittersweet chocolate, 65 percent cocoa

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

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Ingredients

Earl Grey-Scented Hot Chocolate

3 cups plus 1 scant ¼ cup (800 ml) whole or partially skimmed m

Microwave
Gluten-free
Drinks
Vegetarian

Method

Bring the milk and the cream to the boil. Infuse the Earl Grey tea leaves for a few minutes and filter through a fine-mesh sieve.

Chop the chocolate and melt it slowly in a bain-marie or in the microwave oven (on “defrost” or at 500 W maximum, stirring from time to time).

Pour one-third of the boiling liquid over the melted chocolate, whisking<