Chocolate Black Tea Latte with Cinnamon
A cozy, lightly spiced chocolate black tea latte that delivers a cocoa-forward, comforting cup with a fraction of the sugar of a café hot chocolate.
This latte leans into chocolate black tea's natural dessert-like qualities instead of fighting them. Steeping the tea directly in warm milk rather than water pulls out more of the cocoa and malt notes, giving you a drink that tastes closer to a light hot chocolate than a typical milky tea.
A pinch of cinnamon amplifies the warmth of the cocoa without adding sweetness, echoing the spiced chocolate drinks first made in Mesoamerica centuries before tea and chocolate ever crossed paths. It is a small addition, but it rounds out the bittersweet cacao notes nicely.
Keep the steep time moderate — about 4 to 5 minutes in hot milk is enough to extract the cocoa and malt character without pulling excessive tannins, which can make the milk taste slightly chalky if oversteeped.
This is a good mid-afternoon or early-evening drink: the moderate caffeine from the black tea base offers a gentle lift without the intensity of coffee, while the warm, chocolatey character makes it feel like a treat rather than a functional cup of tea.
Ingredients
- 1 chocolate black tea bag (or 1 heaping tsp loose leaf)
- 1 cup whole milk or oat milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tsp honey or maple syrup, or to taste
- Pinch of ground cinnamon
- Pinch of ground nutmeg (optional)
How to make it
- 1Combine milk and water in a small saucepan and heat until steaming but not boiling.
- 2Remove from heat, add the tea, and steep for 4–5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 3Strain into a mug, then stir in honey or maple syrup until dissolved.
- 4Top with a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg if using. Serve warm.
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