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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.

124K 45 4.0

Last modified on: April 26^th 2020

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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

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
10 min.	10 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 min.

Italian hot chocolate : Photo of step #1

Mix 3 tablespoons water with 25 g cornflour in a small bowl.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Italian hot chocolate : Photo of step #2

Bring 500 ml whole milk to the boil.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Italian hot chocolate : Photo of step #3

Turn down the heat, add 10 g Vanilla sugar and 50 g dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Italian hot chocolate : Photo of step #4

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.

Italian hot chocolate : Photo of step #5

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.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
690 Kcal or 2,889 Kj	28 gr	76 gr	33 gr
34 %	11 %	7 %	5 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
109 Kcal or 456 Kj	4 gr	12 gr	5 gr
5 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

Per mug
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
345 Kcal or 1,444 Kj	14 gr	38 gr	17 gr
17 %	5 %	4 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 2 mugs : 1.25 €
Per mug : 0.63 €

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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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Source

My mother, when I was small.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coffee custard, Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Elsa's Comtoise galette, Milk rolls, ... All
	Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Flaky brownie brioche, Chocolate rice pudding, Chocolate eclairs, Mint and chocolate cream, Chocolate tart, ... All
	Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom velouté, Gâteau Basque , Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Apple custard tart, ... All
	Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nantes Tourton, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Amiens macaroons, Flambéd bananas , Toffee apple upside-down cake, ... All

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