Cocoa Tea
Recipe by Rojae Brown
Jamaica is the land of traditional, homemade chocolate tea aka cocoa tea. Cocoa tea is made from the seeds of the cocoa fruit. The chocolate-making process is very intricate, but having derived the chocolate from the fruit, making the tea is the easiest thing in the world.
Course: DolciCuisine: JamaicanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
+
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2
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
15
minutesTotal time
20
minutesIngredients
Chocolate balls (about 80 g), grated
600 ml 600 water
240 ml 240 coconut milk
A few cinnamon leaves
1/2 tsp 1/2 freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 tsp 1/4 vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Sweetener to taste (brown sugar or condensed milk)
Directions
- Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan.
- Add the grated cocoa and cinnamon leaves and stir until the cocoa has dissolved fully.
- Reduce the heat to low and add the coconut milk, nutmeg, vanilla, salt, and sweetener.
- Let the tea simmer gently, until it thickens slightly and the flavours come together fully.
- Remove the cinnamon leaves and serve hot.
- Adjust sweetness if needed and enjoy immediately.
- You will know it is ready when you see a film of oil settle on the top.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Grater
Notes
- You will know it is ready when you see a film of oil settle on the top.
- For a vegan version, sweeten with brown sugar instead of condensed milk.