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.
229 K 3.7/5 (46 reviews)
25 min.
Easy
4 people
3 IngredientsLast modified on: December 19th 2010
For 4 people, you will need:
1 litre 
250 ml 
1 tablespoon 
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 1 litre whole milk to the boil in a pan over medium heat.
as soon as it boils, turn down the heat and add 250 ml dark chocolate in small pieces.
as soon as it boils, turn down the heat and add 250 ml dark chocolate in small pieces.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Then add 1 tablespoon 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 | 50 RDI=20 % | 240 RDI=20 % | 100 RDI=10 % | 1,780 RDI=90 % | 7,450 RDI: 90 % |
| 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 4 people : 2.85 €
- Per person : 0.75 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Whole milk
Like these other recipes: Celeriac and parsley soup, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Gâteau Basque , Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... See them all 67
Dark chocolate
Like these other recipes: Chocolate cream, Viennese Shortbread, Mint and chocolate cream, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Brownies, ... See them all 36
Vanilla sugar
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clementine cake, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Stewed apple (compote), Apple Strudel, Cramique, ... See them all 83
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