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:
2 litres 
500 ml 
2 tablespoons 
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 500 ml dark chocolate in small pieces.
as soon as it boils, turn down the heat and add 500 ml 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
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Dark chocolate
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Vanilla sugar
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Dijonnaise pear cake, Chocolate muffins, Toasted almond cake, Kouign-amann, ... See them all 80
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