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Italian Hot Chocolate {Cioccolata Calda} ~ Sumptuous Spoonfuls #hot #chocolate #recipe

Italian Hot Chocolate {Cioccolata Calda}

  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 ½ cups of whole milk
  • 1 Tablespoon of fat free half & half (or cream)
  • 4 ounces of good quality chocolate (she recommends 70% or higher, but we used semi-sweet for my girl because she doesn’t like her hot chocolate too dark)
  • 2 teaspoons of sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons of corn starch
  • For the top: whipped light cream

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan over medium heat, warm the milk and cream to hot but not boiling.
  2. Add in the chocolate and sugar and whisk until the chocolate is melted.
  3. Remove the pan from the heat momentarily to take about 1/2 cup of the liquid and whisk together with the cornstarch until smooth.
  4. Put the pan back on the heat, add the cornstarch mixture back into the rest of the chocolatey liquid in a thin stream, whisking constantly. Cook for a couple minutes longer, whisking constantly, until the mixture is super creamy.
  5. Pour into mugs, top with whipped cream and serve.

Notes

RECIPE SOURCE: http://www.sumptuousspoonfuls.com/

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