ITALIAN HOT CHOCOLATE
Italian Hot Chocolate is a mug full of creamy, thick and luxurious hot chocolate which is made with real authentic dark chocolate and milk. If you're looking for something chocolatey, hot and comforting to curl up on the couch with then this is the ultimate comfort drink for you!☕✨
Ingredients
- 50 g Dark Chocolate good quality chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup of Milk + 1tbsp Corn starch
- 2 cups of Milk
- 3 tablespoons of Sugar
- 2 ½ tablespoons of Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Salt
Optional:
- Real Dairy cream – whipped cream
- Chocolate shavings
- Cocoa powder – for dusting
Instructions
- Roughly, chop 50g of Dark Chocolate into small pieces. Set aside.
- In a small bowl whisk 1 cup of milk and 1 tbsp Corn starch until smooth. Leave this aside as you will use this later.
- In a saucepan, place 3tbsp of sugar, 2½ tbsp cocoa powder,1tsp of salt and 2 cups of milk on a low-medium heat for around 2 minutes. (It should be hand hot not boiling)
- Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and add the corn-starch mixture, whisk until combined and cook for a further 3-4 minutes.
- Turn the heat off and start to add in your chopped chocolate. Whisk this until its completely dissolved and thick.
- Once done, pour into a mug, garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
Notes
The corn starch: For a thicker consistency you can use up to 2 or even 2 ½ tablespoon. Its totally up to you preference.