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Mocha at Home
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Mocha at Home

A double shot, 20 g real cocoa syrup, 150 ml milk — not a pump of brown perfume

30 min4 photographed stepsBeginner

You will make a café mocha: espresso or very strong coffee, a small homemade chocolate syrup (cocoa + sugar + water), steamed or heated milk. Cocoa powder, not a mystery pump. If you don't have a machine, a moka pot or a short Americano still works.

What you'll learn

  • A 2-minute cocoa syrup beats bottled 'mocha sauce'
  • Chocolate in the cup first, then espresso, then milk
  • 20 g syrup is a starting point — bitter cocoa needs that pinch of salt
  • Whipped cream is optional and not the drink

Inside this course

  • Syrup in a small panCocoa needs fat or hot water to stop tasting dusty.
  • The coffeeA double. Weak coffee plus chocolate is hot chocolate with anxiety.
  • MilkSame texture as a latte, a bit less volume.
  • Iced versionSame syrup. Cold milk. Ice. Shot last so it doesn't cook sitting.

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Glossy cocoa syrup. Not a dry powder dumped in milk.
0130 g cocoa, 40 g sugar, 80 g water, pinch salt

Whisk in a saucepan over medium until it barely simmers and looks glossy, 2–3 minutes. Cool. Fridge a week in a jar.

Dutch cocoa is milder; natural cocoa is sharper. Both work. If it's paste, you boiled it too long — splash of water.

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30 g cocoa, 40 g sugar, 80 g water, pinch salt

Step 1

30 g cocoa, 40 g sugar, 80 g water, pinch salt

36 g espresso or a short moka into the cup

Step 2

36 g espresso or a short moka into the cup

150–180 ml to 55–65°C, glossy if you can steam

Step 3

150–180 ml to 55–65°C, glossy if you can steam

Syrup, milk, ice, espresso, stir

Step 4

Syrup, milk, ice, espresso, stir

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