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 4 mugs, you will need:
- 1
6 tablespoons water - 2
1.7 oz cornflour - 3
0 litre 2 ml whole milk - 4
0.7 oz Vanilla sugar - 5
0 kg 4 g 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 0 litre 2 ml whole milk to the boil.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Turn down the heat, add 0.7 oz Vanilla sugar and 0 kg 4 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.
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 |
| 1,442 Kcal or 6,037 Kj | 57 gr | 233 gr | 67 gr |
| 72 % | 22 % | 22 % | 10 % |
| 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 4 mugs : 2.51 €
- 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: Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Elsa's Comtoise galette, Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , Coffee custard, Polenta with beetroot tops, ... All |
 | Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate tart, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Little chocolate and hazelnut fondants, Chocolate muffins, Bounty-style tart for Alison, ... All |
 | Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple confectioner's custard, Apple custard tart, Chocolate-verbena cream, Gâteau Basque , Pear and lime meringue pie, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate cake, Moist chocolate cake, Strawberry Charlotte, Frozen Nougat, Prune Far, ... All |
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