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Thick Italian Hot Chocolate
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Thick Italian Hot Chocolate

A chocolate drink almost as thick as a sauce, made with a little starch and real chocolate. The kind you serve in a small cup and eat with a spoon.

⏱ 7 min🍽 2 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free
Versions:Original🌱 Vegan⚖ Pareve

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a small saucepan, mix the starch, sugar and salt with ½ cup of the milk, until no lumps remain.
    Small saucepanWhisk
  2. 2
    Add the rest of the milk and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 4 minutes, until the milk starts to bubble at the edges.
    Stove
  3. 3
    Lower the heat, add the chocolate and whisk 2 minutes, until the drink is smooth and thick.
    StoveWhisk
  4. 4
    Pour into two glasses and serve hot.
467calories
11 gprotein
54 gcarbs
23 gfat
● protein 9%● carbs 47%● fat 44%

Per serving (321 g), of 2 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)

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