Chocolate Chai Recipes

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• In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from heat; add tea bags. Cover and steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags.
• Stir in sugar and cocoa. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Add milk, vanilla, spices and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is heated through, about 5 minutes. Do not boil. Strain, if desired. Pour into warm mugs. Garnish each with whipping cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg, if desired.

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• Place Carnation Breakfast Essentials® Drink in large mug; stir in milk. Add tea bag and let sit for 1 minute. If you don't have a chai tea bag, stir in 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice.

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• Special equipment: Chocolate Shot Glasses
• Shake the cognac and tea together in cocktail shaker with ice. Add cream. Shake and serve in Chocolate Shot Glasses. Add cinnamon stick for garnish.

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• Cook the milk, chocolate, cocoa powder, agave and a pinch of salt in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until the chocolate melts and the cocoa dissolves, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in the chia seeds and vanilla. Let cool, stirring every 10 minutes, to room temperature, about 1 hour. Refrigerate, covered, until chilled, 8 hours.

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• Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the tea bag, cover, and remove from the heat. Let stand for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove the tea bag and stir in the sugar and cocoa. Return to the stove over medium heat and bring just to a boil. Mix in the milk, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Heat through but do not boil. Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick garnish.

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• Bring 2 cups water to a simmer in a small saucepan and add the tea bags and 1 cup sugar. Simmer 3 minutes, then remove and discard the tea bags (to keep the syrup from getting too bitter). Boil the tea until reduced to a syrup, about 10 minutes. You should have about 1/3 to 1/2 cup tea syrup. Let cool completely.
• Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, allspice, cardamom, cloves, pepper and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in 1/4 cup tea syrup, then the egg and vanilla, until smooth. (Reserve the remaining tea syrup for another use; see Cook's Note.) Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture until just combined. Divide the dough in half, wrap in plastic and form into two 7-by-2-inch logs. Refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Slice the logs into rounds about 1/3-inch thick, discarding the very end pieces. Arrange on the baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
• Bake the cookies, switching and rotating the baking sheets halfway through baking, until crisp and light golden on the edges, 14 to 16 minutes. Let the cookies cool completely on racks.
• Melt the chocolate in a small bowl in a microwave on 50 percent power, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted. Stir until smooth. Pour the chocolate into a sandwich-size resealable plastic bag and snip a tiny piece off one corner with scissors. Drizzle the chocolate in a zigzag pattern over the cookies. Let the chocolate harden before serving.

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• In a saucepot on medium-low heat, steep the milk with the nutmeg, cardamom, fennel seed, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and black peppercorns until the milk is fragrant, about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally to break the milk film or "skin" on the top. Strain and discard the solids. Refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.
• In a blender add the ice cream, 1 cup strained milk and chocolate syrup. Blend until smooth. Divide mixture evenly among 4 glasses and serve.

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• In medium saucepan, combine all ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes, whisking occasionally.
• Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Strain mixture. Refrigerate until chilled.

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• Preheat over to 350°F.
• In large mixing bowl, stir together sugar and spices; set 1/2 cup of the mixture aside.
• Add butter to mixing bowl and cream with sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in cocoa powder, followed by the eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in flour and baking powder by hand or at low speed.
• Form dough into 1-inch balls and roll in reserved sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350F for 12-15 minutes or until edges are firm.
• Cool on wire rack and store in an airtight container.

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients in the cookie list except for the chips. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and well mixed.
• Stir in chips.
• Shape dough into 3/4 inch balls (I use a small cookie scoop). Place about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350F for about 9 to 11 minutes, or until tops are set (slight underbaking will provide more fudgy chewy cookies).
• Cool cookies on baking sheet for about 2 minutes. Remove cookies to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
• While cookies are cooling, combine the dry drizzle ingredients in a small bowl. Add milk or water gradually, mixing well between additions, until you achieve the consistency you like.
• Drizzle over cooled cookies. Allow drizzled cookies to dry fully before packing cookies for storage or transport.
• NOTE: In place of the spices in the cookies, you can use 3 tbs. of instant chai latte mix (any flavor).
• NOTE: You can substitute 1 1/2 cups white chocolate/semisweet swirled chips for the separate types, if you prefer.

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• Put all ingredients except the white chocolate in a blender and mix on high.
• Pour mixture into a sauce pan, add white chocolate, bring to a slight simmer and simmer for 4 minutes.
• Put hot mixture back into blender, blend again on high until creamy.
• Strain through a sieve.
• Serve hot.
• Enjoy!