Homemade Chocolate Mint Tea
Homemade Chocolate Mint Tea is a comforting, delicious beverage that is so easy to make with just a few ingredients. You can use regular mint leaves or the leaves of a Chocolate Mint plant.
Chocolate Mint Tea is one of life’s simple pleasures, and it’s so easy to make right at home. You can use plain mint leaves for this chocolate drink, or you can use the leaves of an actual Chocolate Mint Plant.
A Chocolate Mint plant is a member of the mint family, but has a natural chocolate flavor to the leaves. If you ever come across a Chocolate Mint plant at a nursery or farmers’ market, you might want to consider buying one just for the purpose of making Chocolate Mint Tea.
However, since this plant can be invasive if planted in the ground, you might consider leaving it in a pot or raised garden bed to help contain it.
If you only have access to regular fresh mint, then you can still add chocolate flavor to your Homemade Chocolate Mint Tea. You’ll just need a couple of drops of a chocolate extract.
Recipe Steps
It’s so incredibly easy to make homemade chocolate mint tea, and it’s tastes a million times better than any bagged chocolate mint tea I’ve tried.
Step One
Place your fresh mint leaves in two mugs.
Step Two
Pour hot water over the mint into the mug. Use the back of a spoon to muddle the mint with the hot water.
As always, please do see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Step Three
Add about 1/4 teaspoon of chocolate extract if you are using plain mint leaves as opposed to the leaves of a Chocolate Mint plant. Or, if you don’t have chocolate extract, you can stir in a teaspoon of cocoa powder or cacao powder.
Let the mint flavor steep in the hot water a few minutes before serving.
This is such a simple recipe, but I hope you love it as much as I do.
FAQs
You can, but it has a nice, natural sweetness from the mint. So, try it first before you add any sweetener.
I see them at the farmers’ market every once in awhile. But, you can buy a plant a most nurseries.
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Homemade Chocolate Mint Tea
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Homemade Chocolate Mint Tea is a comforting, delicious beverage that is so easy to make with just a few ingredients. You can use regular mint leaves or the leaves of a Chocolate Mint plant.
Ingredients
- 5–10 fresh mint leaves (you can use regular mint leaves or chocolate mint leaves)
- 16 ounces hot water
- 1/4 teaspoon chocolate extract or 1 teaspoon cocoa powder or cacao powder (optional, for added chocolate flavor)
Instructions
- Divide the mint leaves between two mugs.
- Pour the hot water over the mint.
- Use the back of a spoon to muddle the leaves a bit to release the mint flavor.
- Let the mugs sit for a few minutes so the mint can infuse the hot water.
- Stir in the chocolate extract or cocoa powder or cacao powder.
- Remove the mint leaves before serving the tea hot.
Notes
- You can use regular spearmint or peppermint leaves in this recipe. But, to add a natural chocolate flavor, use the leaves of a chocolate mint plant.
- To make iced chocolate mint tea, follow steps 1-4. Then, pour the tea into a glass container and place in the refrigerator for several hours to chill before serving.
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: how to make homemade chocolate mint tea, tea recipe using leaves of chocolate mint plant
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I once tried a bag of chocolate mint tea and loved the idea of it but really didn’t like the flavor. Somehow I think that using fresh mint would be a total game changer! Sounds divine!
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I use fresh chocolate mint that I grow to make my own tea without having to add anything else! I grow the plant in a large pot right outside my front steps and at the end of the season I dry the leaves to use all winter until it comes back in the spring.
I have seen that type of chocolate mint at the farmers’ market. So yummy!!!
I also love making fresh mint teA! I usually have so much mint in my yard that I start drinking it to just get rid of the stuff!! Using chocolate extract is genius, I have used the cocoa powder before..and like you said..it wasn’t mind blowing. Looking forward to trying this out!
First off, I am originally from a country that grows really great cocoa (Jamaica) and I have never heard of chocolate extract! This is so interesting to me. Thanks for educating me.
Chocolate Mint is my favorite drink combo ever! It is really cold here in Texas so warming up to this make my night complete! I have fresh mint in my herb garden too so this is a great way to use it up!
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Does it matter if you use spearmint or peppermint? Cheers 🙂
Nope, you can use either! I personally prefer peppermint, but either will work.