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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.

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Last modified on: April 26^th 2020

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For 1 mug, you will need:

1 2 tablespoons water
2 0.4 oz cornflour
3 8.8 oz whole milk
4 0.2 oz Vanilla sugar
5 1.1 oz dark chocolate

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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.

Mix 2 tablespoons water with 0.4 oz cornflour in a small bowl.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Bring 8.8 oz whole milk to the boil.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Turn down the heat, add 0.2 oz Vanilla sugar and 1.1 oz 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
347 Kcal or 1,453 Kj	14 gr	38 gr	17 gr
17 %	5 %	4 %	3 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
107 Kcal or 448 Kj	4 gr	12 gr	5 gr
5 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

Per mug
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
347 Kcal or 1,453 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 1 mug : 0.63 €

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	Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Lemon tart, Tarte Normande, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, ... All

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