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Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate
(American vs Italian)
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Easy Hot Chocolate Recipe at home. In this video I show you how to make 2 versions! Made with real chocolate and cocoa powder these hot chocolates will be th...

 

Ingredients

For the Italian hot chocolate

375 g (1½ cups) Milk

1 tbsp Cornstarch

100 g (3.5 oz) Dark chocolate

30 g (2½ tbsp) Sugar

2 tbsp Cocoa powder

Pinch of Salt

For the American hot chocolate

375 g (1½ cups) Milk

50 g (2 oz) Dark chocolate

30 g (2½ tbsp) Sugar

1 tbsp Cocoa powder

Pinch of salt

 

Method

For the Italian hot chocolate

Heat the milk in a pan.

In a small bowl, mix the cocoa powder and cornstarch with few a spoons of milk until creamy.

Add the sugar and chopped chocolate to the milk and heat, stirring until it comes to a gentle simmer and the mixture thickens.

Decorate and enjoy with whipped cream.

For the American hot chocolate

Heat the milk in a pan

Add the cocoa powder and sugar to the milk.

Add the chopped chocolate and stir until it dissolved.

Decorate with marshmallows and enjoy.