It's recipe time...

Hot Chocolate is my go to drink in winter...skip the black coffee in the morning.  I drink a double long shot Americano in the morning made with Matchstick Roaster's Coffee Bulldog 13, it's a rich robust full flavour coffee. I know when it's time to change, when my coffee tastes insipid luke warm...all the comfort has left the cup.  It's like standing in front of a group of people, giving a speech and your added a little joke and it falls flat...that eerie silence when nobody knows what to do...you bravely carry on, but never fully recover.


Jenn’s Spicy Chai Hot Chocolate

4 cups whole milk

3 ounces of dark chocolate 60-70% coca

5 cardamom pods, coarsely cracked


1/4 teaspoon allspice

5” inch cinnamon sticks, broken in half

1/4 teaspoon chili flakes

5 tablespoons of raw sugar

1 piece of candied ginger about 1” inch round, chopped in half

1 vanilla pod split

Combine all ingredients in medium saucepan. Bring almost to simmer, whisking frequently. Remove from heat; cover and steep 10 minutes.
Strain into mugs and serve with a dollop of fresh whip cream.


This cup of delicious hot chocolate will never disappoint you this winter...the chili flakes give it the right amount of heat that warms you to a heavenly glow.  The rich cardamom and chocolate rolls across your tongue in waves, if you close your eyes you can see white caps.  Addiction services for Jenn's Spicy Chai Hot Chocolate is not available at this time, so please drink responsibly. 






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Jenn