Chocolate Chai

Makes: 8 to 10 servings

Start to Finish: 15 mins

Ingredients
4 tea bags containing black tea, such as orange pekoe, Darjeeling, English breakfast, or Lapsang souchong
2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup sugar [144 g]
1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder [56 g]
8 cups milk [2L]
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
Whipped cream
Additional ground nutmeg
Candy canes (optional)
Directions
Pour the boiling water over tea bags in a large saucepan. Cover and let stand 3 to 5 minutes. Remove tea bags. Stir in sugar and cocoa powder. Cook and stir over medium heat just until mixture comes to boiling. Stir in milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg; heat through. Do not boil. Pour into cups. Top each serving with a dollop of whipped cream sprinkled with nutmeg. If desired, insert candy canes for stirrers. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Nutrition Facts (Chocolate Chai)
Servings Per Recipe 8,
Calories 249,
Protein (gm) 10,
Carbohydrate (gm) 33,
Fat, total (gm) 8,
Cholesterol (mg) 29,
Saturated fat (gm) 5,
Vitamin A (RE) 124,
Vitamin C (mg) 2,
Sodium (mg) 127,
Calcium (DV %) 313,
Iron (DV %) 1,
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet