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Hot Chocolate / Homemade Hot Chocolate

By Jigna
Hot Chocolate is creamy, velvety smooth, rich, and perfect for warming up throughout the winter season.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Cuisine American
Course Beverages, Drinks
Diet Vegetarian
Servings 3

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • Whisk

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups milk (preferably whole milk)
  • 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoon sugar or maple syrup (or add to taste)
  • 80 g semi-sweet chocolate finely chopped (about ½ cup)
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Place the milk, cocoa powder, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Heat the mixture over low-medium heat and stir well until there are no clumps.
  • Bring the mixture to the simmer (but not boiling), stirring frequently.
  • Then add finely chopped chocolate and whisk well. Continue stirring and simmering the mixture for about 3-5 minutes or until chocolate melts and hot chocolate is smooth.
  • Stir in vanilla extract, mix well and turn off the heat.
  • Pour the hot chocolate into mugs, and serve immediately topped with your favorite garnishes.

Garnishing Suggestions

  • Place a dollop of whipped cream on the top of hot chocolate before serving. If making whipped cream at home, have it ready and keep it at room temperature while making hot chocolate.
  • Top the drink with vegetarian or vegan marshmallows, and add some chopped chocolate.
  • Sprinkle your hot chocolate with a dash of cocoa powder.
  • Garnish the hot chocolate with chopped chocolate or chocolate chips.
  • Drizzle some chocolate sauce or caramel sauce on top of the whipped cream.

Notes

  1. Chocolate: I have used semi-sweet chocolate, but you can also use bittersweet chocolate if you prefer. Also, instead of the chopped chocolate bar, you can use chocolate chips.
  2. Milk: Use whole milk or full-fat milk for the thick and luscious hot chocolate. For extra thick and decadent consistency, replace some of the milk with half and half. Also, make sure not to boil the milk, so keep an eye while making hot chocolate.
  3. Sweetener: I have added cane sugar, but other choices of sweeteners can also be used, for example, maple syrup, honey, white sugar, or agave syrup.
  4. For Thinner Hot Chocolate: If you prefer your drink thinner, swap some milk with water.
  5. Dairy-Free Milk: I have tried the recipe using cashew milk but did not try the recipe with other types of dairy-free milk. If you use nut milk, hot chocolate will not be as thick as full-fat milk.
  6. Scaling: The recipe can easily be halved or doubled.

Nutrition (Approximate Values)

Calories : 316kcalCarbohydrates : 41gProtein : 10gFat : 19gSaturated Fat : 11gPolyunsaturated Fat : 1gMonounsaturated Fat : 5gTrans Fat : 1gCholesterol : 26mgSodium : 109mgPotassium : 550mgFiber : 4gSugar : 34gVitamin A : 409IUCalcium : 299mgIron : 2mg
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