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.
20,5934.5/5 for 8 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: April 26th 2020
For 6 mugs, you will need:
- 0
9 tablespoons water - 1
75 g cornflour - 2
1 litre 500 ml whole milk - 3
30 g Vanilla sugar - 4
150 g chocolate - Total weight: 1,890 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 10 min. | 10 min. |
Keeping:
Should be eaten immediately.Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Bring 1 litre 500 ml whole milk to the boil.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Turn down the heat, add 30 g Vanilla sugar and 150 g 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,069 Kcal or 8,662 Kj | 85 gr | 229 gr | 100 gr |
| 103 % | 33 % | 22 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 109 Kcal or 456 Kj | 4 gr | 12 gr | 5 gr |
| 5 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per mug | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 345 Kcal or 1,444 Kj | 14 gr | 38 gr | 17 gr |
| 17 % | 5 % | 4 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 mugs : 3.76 €
- Per mug : 0.63 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
My mother, when I was small.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, Caramelized pear custard tart, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, ... All |
| Chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bounty-style tart for Alison, Chocolate madeleines, Nanou's chocolate cake, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Little chocolate and hazelnut fondants, ... All |
| Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemon Confectioner's Custard, Eggs meurette, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Pistachio confectioner's custard, Rich hazelnut buttercream, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple Pie, Cherry clafoutis, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Black Forest gateau, Plain cake, ... All |
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