Italian Hot Chocolate Recipe : Creamier, Richer, Tastier

Italian hot chocolate recipe is an easy and quick way out of stress. The creamy and rich dark chocolate blended with just the right amount of milk and sugar is no less than heaven in a mug.

What comes in your mind when we talk about Italian cuisine? Most of us would either remember the gooey white sauce pasta with bechamel sauce or a super tasty pizza. Italian hot chocolate might not be the first or even the fifth thing that comes in many people's mind. Actually, it is a very underrated Italian dish and its glory can only be acknowledged by the ones who have got a chance to taste it. So, for all those people who are still unaware of this heavenly mug of liquid or are missing while the quarantine, we bring you an easy Italian hot chocolate recipe that will surely lift your mood.

Italian Hot Chocolate Recipe

Italy might be far but Italian hot chocolate is not. Your daily, home ingredients, if mixed in right proportions and with right technique, can give you the taste of Italy at home, satisfying the cold corner of your heart that craves something creamy. And you know the best part about it, it is simple and ready to drink in just 15 minutes. So come let's explore the taste of Italian chocolate from the comfort of your home with this super easy and nice Italian hot chocolate recipe.

Easy Italian Hot Chocolate Recipe

1. In a sauce pan, add 3/4 cup milk, 1 cup whipping cream and 4 tbsp sugar.
2. Put the pan on medium flame and heat the milk while continuously whisking it until it starts to bubble.
3. In a small bowl, add 1/4 cup milk and 1 and a 1/2 tsp cornstarch and whisk well. Now add it to the pan with bubbling milk.
4. Whisk the milk and cornstarch to combine it well and heat it for another minute.
5. Lower the flame and add 128 gm chopped dark chocolate. Whisk it until the chocolate combines with milk. It will take about five minutes.
6. Switch off the flame and pour the milk in mugs and enjoy.

Once you try it, Italian hot chocolate recipe will be your go-to way of making your favourite drink at home. This is because Italian hot chocolate is creamier and thicker than other varieties of the winter drink, even the famous French hot choco. You might not believe it until you actually taste it and once you do, there is no backing off. So do try this recipe and tell us how creamier was it than your normal hot chocolate in comments.

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