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.
152K 4.0/5 based on 51 reviews
Last modified on: April 26th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 mugs, you will need:
- 1
9 tablespoons water - 2
0 kg cornflour - 3
0 litre 6 ml whole milk - 4
0 kg 2 g Vanilla sugar - 5
1 cup 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 6 ml whole milk to the boil.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Turn down the heat, add 0 kg 2 g Vanilla sugar and 1 cup 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 |
| 2,163 Kcal or 9,056 Kj | 85 gr | 350 gr | 100 gr |
| 108 % | 33 % | 33 % | 15 % |
| 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 6 mugs : 3.76 €
- 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: Peach and verbena feuilleté, Celeriac soup with mustard, Chantilly rice pudding, Cheese Soufflé, Far Normandy-Brittany, ... All |
 | Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, Chocolate almond cookies, Brownies, Chocolate Chantilly , Nanou's chocolate cake, ... All |
 | Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut moelleux, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Almond cream or frangipane, Gâteau Basque , Caramelized pear custard tart, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Frozen Nougat, Strawberries with mint and cream, Amiens macaroons, Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Quince and apple compote, ... All |
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