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.
146K 51 4.0
Last modified on: April 26th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 mugs, you will need:
- 1
9 tablespoons water - 2
1⁄3 cup cornflour - 3
6 1⁄3 cups whole milk - 4
2 tablespoons Vanilla sugar - 5
1 cup dark chocolate
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 10 min. | 10 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Bring 6 1⁄3 cups whole milk to the boil.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Turn down the heat, add 2 tablespoons 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 |
| 2,069 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: 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: Sandwich bread, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Celeriac and sesame soup, Pain perdu, Bourguignon potatoes , ... All |
 | Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Moist chocolate cake, Chocolate cream, Mousse with two chocolates, Nanou's chocolate cake, Brownies, ... All |
 | Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Eggs meurette, Chocolate eclairs, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lemon and grated apple tart, Flambéd bananas , Plain cake, Arizona cupcakes, Toffee apple upside-down cake, ... All |
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