Early Gray Mud

December 23rd, 2023

Happy holiday weekend! I hope you are steeping in some downtime and snow falls for you soon – if snow doesn’t touch your ground, I hope the sun is shining.

I’m writing to share my morning recipe of joy! I’ve been concocting this simple beverage for a while, each variation slightly different than the last. I am not a recipe follower, but I can confidently say I’ve perfected this cup.

This stretch on a typical earl gray tea brings out each of the flavors packed in the tea bag: orange & bergamot, earthy cacao, the milk of lavender. These flavors are too delightful to be subtle, so in my true fashion – I exaggerated them.

May I present you my Early Gray Mud! With a full and earthy body and an after-bite of citrus complimented by the natural sweetness of milk fat, this beverage has become a winter morning stamp! 

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Ingredients:

• 3 pieces of dark chocolate (or milk chocolate if your sweet-tooth heart desires)

• 1 tsp of Ghee butter

• Orange zest (a pinch or two will do)

• Earl gray tea bag

• ½ cup of boiling water

• ¼ cup of raw whole milk (or milk of choice)

• Cinnamon

Directions:

• Bring water to a boil

• In a mug:

  • Melt dark chocolate and Ghee together (stir generously)

  • Add orange zest

  • Add earl gray tea bag

  • Pour water over aromatic mixture to steep

• Aerate milk in a separate cup until the top layer of frothed foam can be spooned off.

  • Pour milk over steeped tea

• Finish off with cinnamon

• Enjoy!