Spiced Mocha Hot Chocolate with Curry Paste
This Spiced Mocha Hot Chocolate with Curry Paste might seem strange. But a little bit of Thai Red Curry Paste, with its toasted spices, dried and fresh chilies, and aromatics, makes a complex and spicy mocha perfect for warming you up.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk, 2% or whole
- 1 teaspoon Thai Red Curry Paste preferably homemade
- 1 ounce dark chocolate melting wafers 14 Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers
- 2 ounces coffee or espresso*
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream optional
- chocolate shavings or cocoa powder optional
Instructions
- Brew the coffee in a Moka or espresso machine.
- If you are topping your drink with whipped cream, beat the heavy whipping cream in a stainless steel or glass bowl on high speed until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- Put the Thai Red Curry Paste and milk in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour through a strainer into a saucepan, add the chocolate, and turn the heat on medium-low. Mix together until the chocolate is melted.
- Turn the heat off, and use a milk frother to froth the milk.
- Add the coffee to your mug. Pour the frothed milk into the coffee. Top with the whipped cream and dust with chocolate shavings or cocoa powder.
Notes
*a Moka creates a brew stronger than coffee but not quite as strong or as frothy as espresso. 2 ounces is tested with both dripped coffee and a Moka but not an espresso machine.