Chocolate Earl Grey Tea Latte

While coffee and chocolate are a common pairing, tea and chocolate are not necessarily put together that often. Coffee does go extremely well with chocolate because the two products share a lot of common notes and flavors. Tea may be milder (generally speaking) and not have flavors that mirror those of chocolate, but many teas can compliment chocolate quite well.

One of these teas, for me, is Earl Grey. The black tea has a strong note of bergamot, which makes the tea strong enough that it comes through even when put into a glass with chocolate. I’ve had earl grey tea-infused chocolates, but this time around I combined chocolate with straight earl grey tea to make a Chocolate Earl Grey Tea Latte.

The tea latte starts with strongly brewed ear grey tea that is topped off with steamed milk, sweetened with chocolate and sugar. I like to use dark chocolate and I always melt it into the milk, as it will incorporate much more smoothly with milk than it will with the tea. You can use hot milk instead of steamed, too. The drink has a great combination of black tea, chocolate and a hint of citrus – and it all works beautifully, even if it’s a combination you wouldn’t ordinarily try!

Chocolate Earl Grey Tea Latte
6-oz hot earl grey tea
6-oz milk
1-oz dark chocolate, chopped
1 tbsp sugar, or to taste
cocoa powder, for topping (optional)

Pour earl grey tea into a 10 or 12-oz glass.
Steam milk (or heat in a small saucepan). Add chopped chocolate and sugar and stir until well combined. Pour into tea.
Dust with cocoa powder before serving, if desired.