Homemade hot chocolate is super quick to prepare! A sweet treat for cold or rainy days, it will warm our souls and hearts. With just a few ingredients and in a short time, we can make thick hot chocolate, just like the ones served in cafés.
Here you will also find the recipe to make “hot chocolate mix” at home, which can also be a sweet Christmas gift.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4People
- Cooking methods: Cooking with kitchen robot, Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, and Spring
Ingredients for hot chocolate
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsps potato starch
Tools
- 1 Kitchen robot Thermomix TM31 – TM5 – TM6
- 1 Small pot
- 1 Whisk
- 4 Cups
Preparation of hot chocolate
1 – In a small pot, put the sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, and potato starch.
2 – Using a whisk, mix very well, being careful not to leave lumps.
3 – Then add the milk, and keep stirring with the whisk until everything is homogeneous.
4 – Now, put everything on the stove over medium-low heat and bring to a boil, always stirring with the whisk. You will notice the mixture starting to thicken.
Once ready, pour our hot chocolate into cups, and if desired, add some whipped cream.
WITH THERMOMIX: We can prepare the chocolate using the Thermomix. Put everything into the bowl, then run for 8 minutes at 176°F speed 4.
Notes
We can also use brown sugar.
If we don’t have potato starch, we can substitute it with corn starch (maizena).
If you like, add some cinnamon powder.
