Italian hot chocolate
A treat for kids (and big kids) to enjoy at teatime, or any other time.
10 min.
Easy
1.25 €
2 mugs
5 Ingredients- 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
Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
If your chocolate stash has run out, you can use cocoa powder instead, but you'll definitely need to add more sugar.
| 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 % |
- For 2 mugs : 1.30 €
- Per mug : 0.65 €
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