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Chai hot chocolate with spiced waffle dippers
- Published: 11 Apr 22
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
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
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.
- Divide the hot chocolate among small cups or glasses and serve immediately, with the spiced waffles alongside for dipping.
- Recipe from April 2022 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 525kcals
- Fat
- 31g (14.7g saturated)
- Protein
- 8g
- Carbohydrates
- 52.6g (41g sugars)
- Fibre
- 1.8g
- Salt
- 0.5g
delicious. tips
Easy swaps: Mix and match the chai spices or swap them for a pinch of chilli instead.
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