4.8 from 123 votes
Italian Hot Chocolate
A super rich and thick, Italian hot chocolate beverage.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 1
Calories: 325 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (good quality)
- 6 oz whole milk
- 1 oz dark chocolate (or bittersweet- broken into small pieces)
- 1 ½ tsp sugar (more or less, to taste)
- 1 tsp corn starch
Instructions
- Put the cocoa into a small pot (off the cooktop) and add about a tablespoon or two of the milk to whisk into a paste, then add the remaining milk and continue whisking. I use this mini-whisk from OXO as it's perfect for jobs like this.
- Place the pot over medium heat and continue to whisk; add the broken chocolate. Keep whisking until the chocolate has melted.
- Next, add the sugar and stir.
- Continue to whisk the mixture while adding the corn starch, before the hot chocolate comes to a boil.
- Turn up the heat and whisk briskly to keep the mixture smooth. As soon as it comes to a boil, remove from the heat and pour into a mug. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Adjust the sugar to your liking and add more or less corn starch to suit your degree of how thick the hot chocolate is.
Nutrition Information
Serving
6 oz
Calories
325kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
21mg
(7%)
Sodium
73mg
(3%)
Potassium
610mg
(17%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
287IU
(6%)
Calcium
243mg
(24%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 325
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 6 oz | |
| Calories | 325kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 73mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 610mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 287IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 243mg | 24% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.