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Hot chocolate

Here's something simple to cheer up cold days, or a delight to look forward to on coming home after a walk in the rain.

220 K 3.7/5 (46 reviews)

25 min.

Easy

2.85 €

4 people

3 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 19^th 2010

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 litre whole milk
2 200 g dark chocolate
3 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
Total weight: 1,215 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 10 min.

All in all: 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Bring 1 litre whole milk to the boil in a pan over medium heat.

as soon as it boils, turn down the heat and add 200 g dark chocolate in small pieces.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Stir with a maryse or whisk until the chocolate is completely melted.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Then add 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar and stir again until melted.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Serve very hot, with finger biscuits or a slice of brioche for example.

Remarks

The recipe is only approximate, so vary it to suit your taste.

If you don't have full-cream milk, use skimmed and add 2 tablepoonsful of cream.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	50 RDI=20 %	240 RDI=20 %	100 RDI=10 %	1,780 RDI=90 %	7,450 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g	4 RDI=2 %	20 RDI=2 %	7 RDI=1 %	150 RDI=7 %	610 RDI: 7 %
Per person	10 RDI=5 %	60 RDI=6 %	20 RDI=4 %	440 RDI=20 %	1,860 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.85 €
Per person : 0.75 €

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