Chai hot chocolate with spiced waffle dippers

Name: Chai hot chocolate with spiced waffle dippers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Fusion recipes
Ingredients: 6 large Belgian-style waffles, cut into long fingers or wedges; 30g salted butter, melted; 3 tbsp golden caster sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ground cardamom or mixed spice; For the hot chocolate; 300ml single cream; 200ml whole milk; 3 cardamom pods, bashed; 2-3 whole cloves; 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 star anise (optional); 2 tsp cornflour; 120g good quality dark chocolate, finely chopped; 1-2 tbsp caster sugar

Portion size: Serves 6
Hands-on time 15 min. Oven time 15 min.
Difficulty: easy

Vegetarian

Jess Meyer

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For a fun and easy dessert with a difference, serve cups of rich and aromatic chai hot chocolate with golden spiced waffles on the side. Ready, set, dunk…

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Ingredients

6 large Belgian-style waffles, cut into long fingers or wedges
30g salted butter, melted
3 tbsp golden caster sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon, ground cardamom or mixed spice

For the hot chocolate

300ml single cream
200ml whole milk
3 cardamom pods, bashed
2-3 whole cloves
1 vanilla pod, split lengthways
1 cinnamon stick
1 star anise (optional)
2 tsp cornflour
120g good quality dark chocolate, finely chopped
1-2 tbsp caster sugar

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Method

Heat the oven to 200°C fan/gas 7. For the hot chocolate, put the cream, milk and whole spices in a pan and warm over a medium heat until just steaming. Remove from the heat and set aside to infuse for 10-15 minutes.
Brush the waffles with the melted butter, then spread over a lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes or until crisp. Mix the 3 tbsp sugar and ground spice in a large bowl. Once the waffles are crisp, remove from the oven and toss in the spiced sugar to coat.
While the waffles bake, strain the infused cream mixture into a clean pan, discarding the whole spices. Mix the cornflour with a dash of the mixture, then whisk it back into the mixture along with the chocolate. Continue to whisk over a medium heat until the chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth and slightly thickened (about 4 minutes). Remove from the heat, then stir in the sugar to taste.
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Divide the hot chocolate among small cups or glasses and serve immediately, with the spiced waffles alongside for dipping.