Hot chocolate
Here's something simple to cheer up cold days, or a delight to look forward to on coming home after a walk in the rain.
217 K 3.7/5 (46 reviews)
25 min.
Easy
8 people
3 IngredientsLast modified on: December 19th 2010
For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
2 litres whole milk - 2
400 g dark chocolate - 3
2 tablespoons Vanilla sugar - Total weight: 2,430 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 25 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Bring 2 litres whole milk to the boil in a pan over medium heat.
as soon as it boils, turn down the heat and add 400 g dark chocolate in small pieces.
as soon as it boils, turn down the heat and add 400 g dark chocolate in small pieces.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Then add 2 tablespoons Vanilla sugar and stir again until melted.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Serve very hot, with finger biscuits or a slice of brioche for example.
Remarks
The recipe is only approximate, so vary it to suit your taste.
If you don't have full-cream milk, use skimmed and add 2 tablepoonsful of cream.
If you don't have full-cream milk, use skimmed and add 2 tablepoonsful of cream.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 110 RDI=40 % | 470 RDI=50 % | 190 RDI=30 % | 3,560 RDI=180 % | 14,890 RDI: 180 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 150 RDI=7 % | 610 RDI: 7 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=5 % | 60 RDI=6 % | 20 RDI=4 % | 440 RDI=20 % | 1,860 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 5.70 €
- Per person : 0.75 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Whole milk
Like these other recipes: Potimarron and leek soup, Canadian rice pudding, Vanilla ice cream, Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , Gâteau Basque , ... See them all 64
Dark chocolate
Like these other recipes: Flaky brownie brioche, Italian hot chocolate , Chocolate ganache, Chocolate-verbena cream, Moist chocolate cake, ... See them all 36
Vanilla sugar
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Dijonnaise pear cake, "Moelleux" cake batter, Madeleines, Breton sablé biscuit dough, Liège waffles, ... See them all 80
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