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.
21,3084.5/5 for 8 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: April 26th 2020
For 2 mugs, you will need:
- 0
3 tablespoons water - 1
25 g cornflour - 2
500 ml whole milk - 3
10 g Vanilla sugar - 4
50 g dark chocolate - Total weight: 630 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 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.
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 |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 mugs : 1.25 €
- 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: Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Gnocchi alla romana, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Panna cotta, Caramelized pear custard tart, ... All |
| Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate ganache, Chocolate mousse, Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, Hot chocolate, Chocolate mug cake, ... All |
| Cornflour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Pistachio cream, Lemon Confectioner's Custard, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stewed apple (compote), Old style brioche, Gâteau Basque , Cherry clafoutis, Apple Strudel, ... All |
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