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Italian Best Hot Chocolate
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 serving
Ingredients
- 65 g Dark Chocolate 70%
- 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
- ⅛ cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Milk
- ¼ cup Heavy Cream
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- Marshmallow garnish
Instructions
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In a saucepan, combine cocoa powder, sugar, and cornstarch. Pour in milk and whisk until cornstarch is fully dissolved.
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Bring to boil over medium heat, whisking constantly until the mixture just begins to bubble but does not boil.
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Reduce heat to low then add chopped dark chocolate and keep stirring until melted. Pour in the hot chocolate into a mug and garnish it with marshmallow. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Italian hot chocolate will continue to thicken as it cools. If you cooked your Italian hot chocolate for too long and it is too thick, whisk in a tablespoon of milk to help thin it out over low heat. Either way works!
- Do not skip the cornstarch, it may sound weird, but remember cornstarch is the secret ingredient that makes this Italian style so thick and creamy. Fortunately, cornstarch goes completely undetectable over your palate, but it will give you that amazing thick texture.
- Add extra fat. If you want a mug of perfect hot chocolate, add both milk -and- heavy cream to this recipe and yes, you should absolutely include the heavy cream.
- You can control the sweetness of the hot chocolate by adding more or less sugar.
- This drink is rich! When looking for serving cups the smaller the better. No big coffee mugs for this hot chocolate recipe.