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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 13 g cornflour
3 250 ml whole milk
4 5 g Vanilla sugar
5 25 g dark chocolate
Total weight: 323 grams

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How long will 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 13 g cornflour in a small bowl.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Bring 250 ml whole milk to the boil.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Turn down the heat, add 5 g Vanilla sugar and 25 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
362 Kcal or 1,516 Kj	14 gr	59 gr	17 gr
18 %	5 %	6 %	3 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
112 Kcal or 469 Kj	4 gr	18 gr	5 gr
6 %	2 %	2 %	1 %

Per mug
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
362 Kcal or 1,516 Kj	14 gr	59 gr	17 gr
18 %	5 %	6 %	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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