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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.

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Last modified on: April 26^th 2020

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For 2 mugs, you will need:

1 3 tablespoons water
2 25 g cornflour
3 500 ml whole milk
4 10 g Vanilla sugar
5 50 g dark chocolate
Total weight: 630 grams

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
10 min.	10 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 min.

Mix 3 tablespoons water with 25 g cornflour in a small bowl.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Bring 500 ml whole milk to the boil.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Turn down the heat, add 10 g Vanilla sugar and 50 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.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

My mother, when I was small.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
690 Kcal or 2,889 Kj	28 gr	76 gr	33 gr
34 %	11 %	7 %	5 %

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 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 2 mugs : 1.25 €
Per mug : 0.63 €

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	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate rice pudding, Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Cheese Soufflé, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, ... All
	Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Chocolate sauce, Little chocolate and hazelnut fondants, Paris flan filling, ... All
	Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rich hazelnut buttercream, Apple custard tart, Du Barry soup, Lemon Confectioner's Custard, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, ... All
	Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple Batter Puddings, Diamond biscuits, Pear compote , Mojito peaches, Nantes Tourton, ... All

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