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Earl Grey Hot Chocolate with Lavender Whipped Cream
Prep time:
10 minutesmins
Cook time:
10 minutesmins
TOTAL time:
2 hourshrs20 minutesmins
Earl Grey Hot Chocolate is decadently topped with Lavender Whipped Cream. An ode to London fog lattes and hot chocolate, it's a very special treat that will perfectly satisfy your chocolate cravings.
By Candice Walker on September 21, 2020 (Last updated September 21, 2020) This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.
Earl Grey Hot Chocolate is decadently topped with Lavender Whipped Cream. An ode to London fog lattes and hot chocolate, it’s a very special treat that will perfectly satisfy your chocolate cravings.
🧾Ingredients in this recipe
70% dark chocolate – you can use any dark chocolate, but my preference for this recipe is 70%. Chips or bars work great.
Cocoa powder – use unsweetened cocoa powder.
Milk – I like using coconut milk or whole milk for the milk in this recipe. It offers an extra layer of delicious flavor and richness. Any milk or plant milk will work for the hot chocolate part of this recipe.
Sugar – use granulated, turbinado, or cane sugar in this recipe. It is also delicious with brown sugar.
Earl Grey teabag – You can also use loose leaf, but in this recipe I prefer the ease of a teabag.
Heavy cream – do not substitute this ingredient unless you’d rather top this hot chocolate with a lavender cold foam.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
👩🍳How to Make This Recipe
Place whipping cream and dried lavender (or 2 teaspoons of lavender simple syrup) in a small saucepan and bring just to a simmer. Remove from heat. Strain the lavender out of the cream and discard the lavender. Cover and chill the whipped cream for at least two hours.
Place infused cream In a chilled bowl with the sugar and froth with a handheld frother until stiff peaks form.
Note: We are using a handheld frother because of the low quantity of cream in this recipe meant for 1 serving. You can easily double or quadruple this recipe, and if doing so, you can whip the cream using a hand mixer.
Pro Tip
In this recipe, I like to use measuring cups that can go directly on the burner since I do not own a tiny saucepan. These are the measuring cups I use, and they go up to a 1.5 cup volume.
Heat the milk over low heat until bubbles just start to form. Remove the pan and add the teabag. Steep for 10 minutes. Give the teabag a light squeeze (pressing a spoon against the side of the pan) and remove the teabag.
Put the saucepan with the milk back on the stove over medium-low heat. Whisk in the chocolate, cocoa powder, and sugar (no need to add sugar if you used lavender simple syrup). Mix until chocolate is melted and bubbles just barely start to form.
Add the hot chocolate to your favorite mug, and top with the lavender whipped cream.
🍵 The Best Lavender Drinks
This recipe is a combination of two of my favorite winter beverages, hot chocolate and London fog lattes. Here are some more of my favorite drinks to keep you warm this winter:
Earl Grey Hot Chocolate is decadently topped with Lavender Whipped Cream. An ode to London fog lattes and hot chocolate, it's a very special treat that will perfectly satisfy your chocolate cravings.
Place whipping cream and dried lavender in a small saucepan and bring just to a simmer. Remove from heat. Strain the lavender out of the cream and discard the lavender. Cover and chill the whipped cream for at least two hours.
Place infused cream in a chilled bowl with the sugar and froth with a handheld frother until stiff peaks form.
London Fog Hot Chocolate
Heat the milk over low heat until bubbles just start to form. Remove the pan and add the teabag. Steep for 10 minutes. Give the teabag a light squeeze (pressing a spoon againstethe side of the pan) and remove the teabag.
Put the saucepan with the milk back on the stove over medium-low heat. Whisk in the chocolate, cocoa powder, and sugar. Mix until chocolate is melted and bubbles just barely start to form.
Add the hot chocolate to your favorite mug, and top with the lavender whipped cream.
Notes
I like using coconut milk for the milk in this recipe. It offers an extra layer of delicious flavor. Any milk or plant milk will work for the hot chocolate part of this recipe. However, heavy cream is recommended for the whipped cream.We are using a handheld frother because of the low quantity of cream in this recipe meant for 1 serving. You can easily double or quadruple this recipe, and if doing so, you can whip the cream using a hand mixer.Feel free to leave out the lavender and sugar, and instead use 2 teaspoons of lavender simple syrup in the cream or chocolate.
Did you try this recipe?I’d love to hear what you think! Leave a Review to let us know how it came out, if you have a successful substitution or variation, or anything else.
18 Comments
Wow! I would have never thought to do this. Such a unique way to make hot chocolate. Was so comforting. I love Earl Gray!
Candice you had me at chocolate! And then you make it amazingly unique with the early grey and lavender… love it! Really appreciate your creativity in the kitchen and can’t wait to try this combo :)!
I love that coconut milk is an option! That’s my favorite. It’s so very thick and creamy! I wish I could have guests over this year to serve this to them. 😂
What a delicious way to make hot chocolate! As soon as the days get colder here, I’m definitely going to give this Earl Grey hot chocolate another go! So warming and comforting!
Wow what a truly unique twist on a hot chocolate. It is so elegant and decadent! I enjoyed sipping on this with some biscotti while reading a great book! Thank you so much for sharing!
Wow! I would have never thought to do this. Such a unique way to make hot chocolate. Was so comforting. I love Earl Gray!
I’m so glad you found it comforting, Kerri <3
Candice you had me at chocolate! And then you make it amazingly unique with the early grey and lavender… love it! Really appreciate your creativity in the kitchen and can’t wait to try this combo :)!
Thanks, Daniela… can’t wait to hear what you think!
Oh yes!! Just what I didn’t know I was craving. This hot chocolate is so warm and cozy on a these cooler days. So excited to make it again.
That makes me so happy to hear, Sam!
I love that coconut milk is an option! That’s my favorite. It’s so very thick and creamy! I wish I could have guests over this year to serve this to them. 😂
I’m so glad to hear it… good thing you can keep making it for yourself for now!
This is like the classiest hot chocolate ever. Lovely! That whipped cream is especially delicious.
That makes me so happy to hear, Erin!
What a delicious way to make hot chocolate! As soon as the days get colder here, I’m definitely going to give this Earl Grey hot chocolate another go! So warming and comforting!
I’m so glad to hear it, Jacqueline!
Wow now this is such a fun fancy way of having hot chocolate! Just give me a cookie and a good book and I’m all set!
Sounds like the best way to enjoy this one, Andrea 🙂
Wow what a truly unique twist on a hot chocolate. It is so elegant and decadent! I enjoyed sipping on this with some biscotti while reading a great book! Thank you so much for sharing!
Well, that just sounds LOVELY! Thanks for sharing, Lori!
Soy good and tasty, I am going to try this again on this weekend.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it enough to make it again, Amy. Thanks for sharing!