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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.

156 K 4.0/5 (51 reviews)

10 min.

Easy

£1.05

2 mugs

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: April 26^th 2020

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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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 10 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 min.

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

Set aside.

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.

Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.

Source: My mother, when I was small.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	30 RDI=10 %	120 RDI=10 %	30 RDI=5 %	720 RDI=40 %	3,020 RDI: 40 %
Per 100 g	4 RDI=2 %	20 RDI=2 %	5 RDI=1 %	110 RDI=6 %	480 RDI: 6 %
Per mug	10 RDI=5 %	60 RDI=6 %	20 RDI=3 %	360 RDI=20 %	1,510 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 2 mugs : £1.05
Per mug : £0.55

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