How to Make a Mocha at Home
Half hot chocolate, half latte. How to make a rich café mocha at home with real chocolate, espresso and silky steamed milk.
In this article
A mocha is the best of both worlds: rich chocolate, a double espresso and silky steamed milk. Made with good chocolate rather than sweet powder, it's a proper treat, and easy to make at home.
What you need
- An espresso machine with a steam wand
- Espresso coffee, such as our Momentum Espresso
- Real hot chocolate, such as our 52% Hot Chocolate
- A 350ml milk jug
- A 10 to 12oz cup
The recipe
- About 20g of hot chocolate (a heaped scoop)
- Double espresso (about 36g)
- About 200ml of steamed milk
Step by step
- Put the chocolate in your cup.
- Pull a double espresso straight onto it. See our espresso guide.
- Stir well until the chocolate has melted into a smooth, glossy paste.
- Steam your milk to 60 to 65°C with a little foam, then pour it in, stirring as you go.
Make it your own
- Orange mocha: add a strip of orange zest to the cup before the espresso.
- Mint mocha: add 10ml of Sweetbird mint syrup.
- Salted caramel mocha: add 10ml of caramel syrup and a pinch of sea salt.
A 12oz mocha with semi-skimmed milk is around 190 kcal, including the chocolate. See how it changes with other milks in our coffee calorie calculator.
Written by Lynsey HarleyWe roast every coffee in small batches at our roastery in Glenrothes, Fife.
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