Italian hot chocolate
This delicious, custardy chocolate treat is made in minutes.
A treat for kids (and big kids) to enjoy at teatime, or any other time.
A treat for kids (and big kids) to enjoy at teatime, or any other time.
148K 51 4.0
Last modified on: April 26th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 mugs, you will need:
- 1
3 tablespoons water - 2
25 g cornflour - 3
500 ml whole milk - 4
10 g Vanilla sugar - 5
50 g dark chocolate - Total weight: 630 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 10 min. | 10 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Bring 500 ml whole milk to the boil.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Turn down the heat, add 10 g Vanilla sugar and 50 g dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Turn off the heat, tip in the cornflour and water mixture all at once while whisking. The mixture will thicken almost immediately.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Pour into mugs or bowls. Serve hot or warm.
Remarks
If you prefer something a little sweeter, increase the amount of vanilla sugar or add a little caster sugar.
If your chocolate stash has run out, you can use cocoa powder instead, but you'll definitely need to add more sugar.
If your chocolate stash has run out, you can use cocoa powder instead, but you'll definitely need to add more sugar.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Source
My mother, when I was small.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 690 Kcal or 2,889 Kj | 28 gr | 76 gr | 33 gr |
| 26 % | 8 % | 5 % | 4 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 109 Kcal or 456 Kj | 4 gr | 12 gr | 5 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per mug | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 345 Kcal or 1,444 Kj | 14 gr | 38 gr | 17 gr |
| 13 % | 4 % | 3 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 mugs : 1.25 €
- Per mug : 0.63 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Canadian rice pudding, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Gratin Dauphinois, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Bourguignon potatoes , ... All |
 | Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nanou's chocolate cake, Chocolate madeleines, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Hot chocolate, Chocolate mug cake, ... All |
 | Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mint and chocolate cream, Caramelized pear custard tart, Two-stage beef chuck , Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Rabbit civet "à la normande", ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toffee apple upside-down cake, Plain cake, Lemon tart, Apple Pie, Toasted almond cake, ... All |
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