5 Ingredient Hot Chocolate To Make At Home

5 ingredient hot chocolate is your go-to drink that you can prepare in minutes for a warm and soothing experience. It is good for days when you are out of groceries and the chill outside is too much to get out.

Some of you might think that a good cup of hot chocolate requires a number of different and difficult ingredients. A cup of hot chocolate can definitely be made with a bunch of fancy ingredients if you want but that does not makes it a necessity. The truth is you can make an equally decent and creamy hot choco with just 5 ingredients. Yes, just 5!!! How? Let's see.

5 Ingredient Hot Chocolate At Home For Lazy Mornings And Evenings

This hot chocolate recipe is made from just 5 ingredients : milk, sugar, chocolate, vanilla extract and whipped cream. You can use any type of milk if you are not fine with whole milk. You can try other vegan options like almond milk. For sugar, you can use granulated or powdered or even brown sugar. And if you want, you can replace sugar with any other sweetener. It is preferred to use dark or semi-sweet chocolate for a nice dark flavour. However, you can use normal chocolate if you please. Now let's begin with the recipe.

5 Ingredient Hot Chocolate Recipe

1. In a pan, add 2 cups of whole milk and 2 tbsp sugar. Put the pan on flame and heat the milk.
2. Heat until the milk comes to a boil. Now simmer on low heat and stir to dissolve sugar.
3. In a bowl, take 6-7 tbsp chopped semisweet or dark chocolate. Add 2-3 tbsp of the boiled milk in it.
4. Now whisk the milk and chocolate in bowl until it becomes smooth.
5. Add this melted chocolate and 1 tsp vanilla extract to the milk and mix.
6. Pour in cups and top with whipped cream. Serve hot.

This 5 ingredient hot chocolate recipe is made from some basic ingredients that are easily available around you. It is basic and simple but classy and heart-warming. So when you are out of ingredients but crave a lazy and good cup of hot chocolate, make it with just 5 ingredients, just like we did.

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