Drink
Italian Hot Chocolate
PrepPr5 minCookCk10 minTotalTot15 minServesSrv2Ca:PCa:P1:0.8
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered gelatin (If you want it even thicker, increase gelatin to 3/4 teaspoon)
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2.5 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 4 oz high-quality chocolate (60–70%)
Directions
- In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water. Let bloom for 5 minutes.
- In a saucepan, whisk together the cocoa powder, sugar, and salt. Slowly add milk and cream, whisking until smooth.
- Bring mixture just to a boil, then reduce heat to medium. Stir in vanilla.
- Remove from heat briefly and whisk in the bloomed gelatin until dissolved.
- Return to low heat, add the chopped chocolate, and stir until fully melted and the drink is smooth and thick.
- Pour into mugs and enjoy while hot.
Contribution
Video recipeNutrition Facts
Per serving (1 of 2). Does not change when you scale ingredients.
- Calories 620.5
- Total Fat 65.7g
- Saturated Fat 39.7g
- Trans Fat 0.4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.1g
- Cholesterol 120.2 mg
- Sodium 766.8 mg
- Carbohydrate 144.4g
- Fiber 9g
- Sugar 105.4g
- Protein 18.9g
- Calcium 444.9 mg
- Phosphorus 340.3 mg
- Ca:P ratio 1:0.8
- Vitamin A 78.3 mcg
- Vitamin C 0.1 mg
- B1 (Thiamin) 0.2 mg
- B2 (Riboflavin) 0.5 mg
- B3 (Niacin) 0.4 mg
- B5 (Pantothenic) 1.1 mg
- B6 0.2 mg
- Folate 2.5 mcg
- B12 1.4 mcg
- Vitamin K 0.3 mcg
- Copper 0.1 mg
- Zinc 1.5 mg
- Selenium 7.1 mcg
- Caffeine 5.3 mg
