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.
A treat for kids (and big kids) to enjoy at teatime, or any other time.
151K 4.0/5 based on 51 reviews
Last modified on: April 26th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 mugs, you will need:
- 1
3 tablespoons water - 2
24.25 ml cornflour - 3
500 ml whole milk - 4
10 ml Vanilla sugar - 5
62.5 ml dark chocolate
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 10 min. | 10 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Bring 500 ml whole milk to the boil.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Turn down the heat, add 10 ml Vanilla sugar and 62.5 ml 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.
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 |
| 721 Kcal or 3,019 Kj | 28 gr | 117 gr | 33 gr |
| 36 % | 11 % | 11 % | 5 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 114 Kcal or 477 Kj | 4 gr | 19 gr | 5 gr |
| 6 % | 2 % | 2 % | 1 % |
| Per mug | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 361 Kcal or 1,511 Kj | 14 gr | 58 gr | 17 gr |
| 18 % | 5 % | 6 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 mugs : 1.25 €
- Per mug : 0.63 €
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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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Panna cotta, Cannelés, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Hearty potato and ham gratin, ... All |
 | Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate mousse, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Mint and chocolate cream, Chocolate madeleines, Hot chocolate, ... All |
 | Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leopard cake, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Two-stage beef chuck , Pear and lime meringue pie, Peach and verbena feuilleté, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple and almond gratin, Black Forest gateau, Plain cake, Diamond biscuits, Blackberry and almond fondant tart, ... All |
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