Hojicha Hot Chocolate
Classic hot cocoa with a subtle hojicha spin! One sip and I can almost hear the holiday music playing in the background.
Ingredients
Hojicha
- 4gHojicha
- 1 1/2 ozHot Water
Base
- 10 1/2 ozOat Milk
- 2 ozHeavy Cream
- 1/2 ozCocoa Powder
- 3/4 ozBrown Sugar
- 7/8 ozSemi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 tspVanilla Extract
- to tasteSea Salt
Garnish
- to tasteMarshmallows
- to tasteCinnamon Stick or Cinnamon Powder
Directions
Hojicha
Sift hojicha into a bowl. Pour in a little hot (but not boiling) water and mix to form a thick paste, then add the rest. Whisk in three stages — ~30 seconds near the bottom, 20 seconds in the middle, 10 seconds at the surface — until it's smooth with a fine foam.
Base
- 2Warm the oat milk, heavy cream, cocoa powder, brown sugar, and sea salt in a pot, stirring until steaming.
- 3Stir in the semi-sweet chocolate chips until smooth.
- 4Remove from heat and stir in the hojicha and vanilla extract.
Assemble
- 5Pour into mugs.
- 6Garnish with marshmallows and a cinnamon stick or a sprinkle of cinnamon.
At a Glance
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Hojicha Hot Chocolate
Hojicha
- Hojicha4g
- Hot Water1 1/2 oz
Base
- Oat Milk10 1/2 oz
- Heavy Cream2 oz
- Cocoa Powder1/2 oz
- Brown Sugar3/4 oz
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips7/8 oz
- Vanilla Extract1/2 tsp
- Sea Saltto taste
Garnish
- Marshmallowsto taste
- Cinnamon Stick or Cinnamon Powderto taste
