Cardamom Hot Chocolate
Cozy up with a mug of rich and creamy Cardamom Hot Chocolate! This luscious drink blends deep chocolate flavor with aromatic cardamom for the ultimate hygge experience.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups milk (preferably whole or 2%)
- 8 green cardamom pods or just seeds (crushed)
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Place milk and crushed cardamom in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium low until just steaming, stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat and let the mixture steep for 10-15 minutes. Strain the milk into a container and return the cardamom-infused milk to the saucepan. Discard the cardamom seeds.
- 2
Add the cocoa powder, sugar and a pinch of salt to the milk. Heat over medium-low, whisking frequently until warm (but not boiling). Add chocolate and whisk constantly until the chocolate chips melt and distribute evenly into the milk. Whisk in vanilla extract, serve immediately.