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“Mocha” refers to a coffee drink that combines strong coffee (or espresso) with chocolate, and milk. The chocolate is added in the form of powder, chocolate syrup, or melted chocolate.
Sheila and I both love coffee and if you have seen our recipe list, you know that we enjoy chocolate quite a bit as well. It didn’t occur to us to put the two together until we were stuck with terrible coffee at a motel. In a life-changing happenstance, a server placed packets of hot chocolate powder near the hot water and a light flashed on in my brain. I dumped the mix into a paper cup of the muddy water they had labeled as coffee, and we now had something drinkable…dare I say ‘transformative?’
We were hooked by the flavor combo, so why not make mocha at home using the delicious coffee we love?
The balance of ingredients is fairly standard:
Mocha for the Holidays
Equipment
- 1 quart-sized pan
Ingredients
- 6 ounces strong, hot coffee (or espresso)
- 1/2 cup hot (not boiling) whole milk
- 2 Tablespoons Ghirardelli chocolate chips or chocolate syrup
Optional: candy canes, cinnamon sticks, whipped cream, sugar, mini-morsels, Bailey's
Instructions
- Brew your favorite coffee as you usually do.
- Place the whole milk in a pan on the stove, add the chocolate, and whisk together.
- Heat on medium high and continue to whisk until the milk starts to simmer around the edges (do not boil) and the chocolate is thoroughly melted.
- Pour the heated milk/chocolate into the coffee, stir and serve. You have an easy, yummy hot drink in a few minutes.
Notes
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