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Thick Italian Hot Chocolate

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If you have never had thick Italian hot chocolate let me explain it to you. Imagine hot chocolate pudding. That is exactly what it tastes like. You can put your spoon into it and the spoon will stand up. It is that thick. And it is wonderful.

Ingredients

  • 1-½ cup Half-and-half
  • 1-½ teaspoon Cornstarch
  • 4 Tablespoons Sugar (if You Use Semi-sweet Chocolate Reduce This To 2 Tablespoons)
  • 4 ounces, weight Bittersweet Chocolate, Finely Chopped (next Time I Plan To Try Semi-sweet)

Preparation

In a bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of the half-and-half with the cornstarch, whisking until smooth. It is important that there are no lumps. Set aside.

Place the remaining half-and-half in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer. When the half-and-half begins to bubble around the edges, whisk in the sugar. Then whisk in the cornstarch mixture and continue stirring until the half-and-half thickens slightly, usually less than a minute. Remove from the heat and quickly whisk in the chocolate and stir until very smooth.

Pour into two cups. Enjoy!

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ajane on 11.9.2011

Yum, looks amazing. I whip some whipping cream up but only 1/2 whipped so it’s still pourable and not too much sugar. You can pour it over the back of a spoon and it will float on top of the chocolate. When you take a sip you get the cold cream first then the thick rich chocolate. Soooo good! Will be using your recipe next time. :)

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kbear1012 on 12.4.2011

This is amazing, I’ve been looking for a sippable chocolate that I wouldn’t have to pay $4.00 for, this fit the bill perfectly, I used a 1/4 c heavy cream and the rest milk & it was amazing!

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misssweething on 11.16.2011

I was craving a thick cup of chocolate, but since Starbucks doesn’t make their Chantico chocolate drink anymore, I was stuck. But now that I have this recipe, I have no worries. I can’t call this hot chocolate because it is more comparable to drinking a bar of melted chocolate, sinful. I added a pinch of paprika, not enough to give it a mexican hot chocolate vibe, but to bring out the cocoa flavors and also added a couple pinches of salt (I always feel like there should be even just a tiny bit of salt to bring out the sweetness of desserts). I ended up adding a couple splashes of milk in at the end because it thickened up almost to pudding texture, and I wanted to sip it, not spoon it. Thank you for the recipe! I will make this many times in the cold of winter.

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