Homemade hot chocolate: 10 recipes for all tastes

Homemade hot chocolate, here are many recipes. To facilitate the preparation of hot chocolate, always sift the cocoa powder, corn starch, potato starch and rice flour with a colander. This way you will avoid the formation of lumps. The doses indicated are for 2 people (they may vary depending on the size of the cups).

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La homemade hot chocolate it is always a pleasure. Here are many recipes to prepare it, following your tastes. To facilitate the preparation of hot chocolate, always sift the cocoa powder, corn starch, potato starch and rice flour with a colander. This way you will avoid the formation of lumps. The doses indicated are 2 people to (may vary depending on the size of the cups).

The advice is to use about 50 to 80 grams of chocolate for each preparation, depending on the desired richness and creaminess. Corn starch, potato starch and rice flour allow the chocolate to thicken. Stir the chocolate carefully during cooking, do not raise the heat too high to prevent the mixture from sticking to the bottom of the pan and burning. If necessary, mix all the ingredients, after having poured them into the milk, with a small whisk. Sweeten your chocolate to taste and serve it hot. Following the recipe to prepare hot chocolate at home you will no longer have to buy the preparation in sachets.

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Traditional hot chocolate (basic recipe)

300 ml of milk
50 gr of milk chocolate
70 grams of cocoa powder
15 grams of corn starch
20 gr of potato starch or rice flour
Brown sugar or other sweetener

Dissolve the cornstarch and potato starch (or rice flour) in the cold milk, mixing very well. Also add the cocoa powder and mix. Chop the chocolate and pour it into a saucepan with all the ingredients. You can also decide to melt the chocolate in a separate bain marie before adding it to the chocolate. It is not necessary to bring the milk to a boil. Heat over medium heat and, if needed, use a flame spreader. Continue on mix and heat until you get the desired consistency for your hot chocolate and sweeten to taste.

Dark hot chocolate

300 ml of milk
50 grams of dark chocolate
70 grams of cocoa powder
15 grams of corn starch
20 gr of potato starch or rice flour
Brown sugar or other sweetener

For the preparation of hot chocolate in the dark version, all you have to do is replace the dark chocolate with milk chocolate of the traditional recipe.

Vanilla hot chocolate

Homemade hot chocolate: 10 recipes for all tastes

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300 ml of milk
50 grams of milk or dark chocolate
70 grams of cocoa powder
15 grams of corn starch
20 gr of potato starch or rice flour
Brown sugar or other sweetener
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla powder

To make vanilla hot chocolate, follow the basic recipe for traditional chocolate. Pour the vanilla into the milk along with the other ingredients. You can buy some vanilla berries already in powder, or the whole berries. Extract the seeds from two vanilla pods and pour them into the chocolate to flavor it.

Cinnamon hot chocolate

Homemade hot chocolate: 10 recipes for all tastes

300 ml of milk
50 grams of milk or dark chocolate
70 grams of cocoa powder
15 grams of corn starch
20 gr of potato starch or rice flour
¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon
2 cinnamon sticks
Brown sugar or other sweetener

You can prepare the cinnamon hot chocolate starting from milk chocolate or from dark chocolate, depending on your tastes. Add the cinnamon powder during preparation. You can garnish the cups with either ground cinnamon or cinnamon sticks. Follow the basic recipe.

White hot chocolate

Homemade hot chocolate: 10 recipes for all tastes

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300 ml of milk
80 gr of white chocolate
15 grams of corn starch
20 gr of potato starch or rice flour
¼ teaspoon of vanilla powder
Brown sugar or other sweetener

To prepare the hot chocolate in white version you will not use cocoa powder and will substitute milk or dark chocolate from White chocolate. Flavor your white chocolate with vanilla powder or with the seeds of two vanilla sticks. Sweeten to taste and follow the basic recipe for preparation. You can enrich your white chocolate by adding a spoonful of fresh cream.

Hot chocolate with soy milk

300 ml of soy milk
70 grams of cocoa powder
50 grams of dark chocolate
15 grams of corn starch
20 gr of potato starch or rice flour
¼ teaspoon of vanilla powder or cinnamon
Brown sugar or other sweetener

To prepare a completely plant-based hot chocolate, follow the traditional recipe but replace cow's milk with soy milk and milk chocolate with dark chocolate. You can flavor it to taste with cinnamon or vanilla.

Rice milk hot chocolate

300 ml of soy milk
70 grams of cocoa powder
50 grams of dark chocolate
15 grams of corn starch
20 gr of potato starch or rice flour
¼ teaspoon of vanilla powder or cinnamon
Brown sugar or other sweetener

Anyone wishing to prepare one vegetable hot chocolate without resorting to soy milk, can use rice milk. Choose dark chocolate as the second main ingredient and flavored with vanilla or cinnamon. If you need to thicken more, add a little more cornstarch.

Hot chocolate with almond milk

300 ml of almond milk
80 grams of dark chocolate
15 grams of corn starch
20 gr of potato starch or rice flour
¼ teaspoon of vanilla powder or cinnamon
Brown sugar or other sweetener

Follow the same rules as for the basic preparation of hot chocolate if you want to make a chocolate based on almond milk. The advice is to melt the chocolate in a double boiler to obtain a creamier drink. You can flavor it with vanilla or cinnamon, or you can decorate each cup with chopped almonds.

Chilli hot chocolate

300 ml of cow's milk or vegetable milk
80 grams of dark chocolate
70 grams of cocoa powder
15 grams of corn starch
20 gr of potato starch or rice flour
1 pinch of chili powder
Brown sugar or other sweetener

You can prepare chilli hot chocolate with either cow milk than with del vegetable milk of your choice. Add the Chili pepper little by little and taste the hot chocolate during preparation so as not to risk getting too spicy chocolate. The ideal combination is with dark chocolate, but you can also use milk chocolate. Follow the basic recipe.

Pistachio hot chocolate

300 ml of milk, including vegetable
80 grams of white, milk or dark chocolate
80 grams of dark chocolate
15 grams of corn starch
20 gr of potato starch or rice flour
2 teaspoons of chopped pistachios
Brown sugar or other sweetener

You can prepare your pistachio hot chocolate following the basic recipe and making some variations according to your tastes. You will in fact get both one white pistachio chocolatethat a classic chocolate, melting or with milk, enriched with pistachios. Use the chopped pistachios to garnish the cups. You can add the chopped pistachios even during the preparation of chocolate, for a crunchy result.

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