Chocolate Chai Pie

Roll out enough pastry for one 10 inch pie dish and blind bake for 10 minutes at 180 degrees.

FILLING:

  • 400g dark chocolate, chopped
  • (or dark Chocolate Bits)
  • 125 g unsalted butter
  • 5 large eggs separated
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 150ml cream
  • 5 T Chocolate Chai syrup

Put chocolate and butter in a bowl over saucepan of water and melt. Remove from heat and leave to cool briefly

Beat egg yolks and sugar. Stir cream and 3 T Chocolate Chai syrup into chocolate mixture and fold in egg mixture. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Quickly fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into tart shell and bake for 25 mins until risen and a bit wobbly. Remove from oven and cool - the filling will sink as it cools. Dust with icing sugar and serve with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE CHAI SYRUP:

  •  40g REALCHAI*tm Chocolate Chai tea
  • 400ml Water
  • 125ml Caster Sugar

Part A:

Add chocolate chai tea to water in saucepan.  Bring to boil.  Simmer for five minutes.  Cool.  Refrigerate.

Part B:

Drain tea and put in a small saucepan with sugar.  Stir until sugar has dissolved and mixture comes to the boil.  Simmer for 5 mins.  Transfer to a jug and set aside to cool.

NOTES:

You can make up Part A of the Chocolate Chai syrup the day before in a larger quantity if required. The water to tea ratio is 1measure of tea to 10 measures of water.

The Chai syrup can also be folded through the whipped cream and / or drizzled over the pie.

 

How to make Authentic Stovetop Chai Tea (Makes 2 Cups)


          
This is my favourite way to make chai. Simmering the spices allows their flavours to really come alive fully and will fill your kitchen endorphin realeasing spicy aromas!  The savouring begins before you've even had your first sip & it's as easy as boiling water!

  1. Place 4tsp of Real Chai Tea in a small saucepan or milk warmer 
  2. Add 1.5 cups of water, bring to the boil & simmer for 5 minutes
  3. Add one cup of milk or soy, heat through for 2 minutes  (skip this step if you prefer black chai)
  4. Strain into your favourite cup. Add 1teaspoon of honey.
  5. Sit back, smile and enjoy..

Chocolate Chai Tea Recipe for Chocolate Chai Icecream 

This chai tea recipe recipe was created Cass McGreggor at Cooking Coordinates. RealChai and Cooking Coordinates teamed up to put on a ‘Chai Lovers’ cooking class. Participants were armed with all the tips and tricks for brewing up a ‘chai storm’ and making delicious chai scones. Cass also came up with this amazing recipe for Chocolate Chai Icecream. Quite possibly the best ice cream I’ve ever tasted! Give it a go…

Recipe courtesy of Cass @ Cooking Co-ordinates
Serves 4

Chocolate Chai Icecream Recipe

1 vanilla pod, split and scraped
300ml full cream milk
300ml cream
4 tbls chocolate chai
4 egg yolks
3 tbls caster sugar

1. Pour milk and cream into a heavy based saucepan, add split and scraped vanilla bean.
2. Add chocolate chai and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and set aside to infuse for 10 minutes.
3. After 10 minutes strain milk and cream mixture. Set aside.
4. Combine egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and whisk until thick and pale.
5. Gently reheat the milk then slowly pour over the egg yolks, whisking constantly.
6. Return custard to the saucepan and gently cook, continually stirring until thickened.
7. When thickened, pour custard into a metal bowl, cover and chill until cold.
8. Churn custard in an ice-cream maker until thick.
9. Alternatively, pour custard into a shallow container and freeze, whisking every couple of hours until frozen and creamy.
10. Freeze in an airtight container, allowing room for expansion.

If you know a great chai tea recipe - please feel free to email it to me and I will be happy to post it on the website for you.