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The Best Homemade Hot Chocolate
This is a rich, smooth, and creamy hot chocolate made with bittersweet chocolate, cocoa powder, milk, and a splash of vanilla extract.
Course
Drinks
Cuisine
American
Keyword
hot chocolate, Hot cocoa, hot drink
Prep Time
5
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
Total Time
15
minutes
Servings
4
Calories
287
kcal
Author
lyuba
Ingredients
3
cups
2% milk
(may also use whole milk)
4
oz
bittersweet baking chocolate bar
chopped
2
tbsp
unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4
cup
white granulated sugar
1
tsp
vanilla extract
US Customary
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Metric
Instructions
Chop the chocolate bar into small pieces.
Heat up milk in a sauce pot, over medium heat, until hot but not simmering.
Use a fine strainer or a mesh sugar shaker to sift in the cocoa powder to ensure that there are no clumps.
Whisk in the cocoa powder and add chocolate, sugar, and vanilla extract. Slowly continue whisking as chocolate is melts and incorporates into milk.
When milk starts to simmer, lower the heat to medium-low and continue to cook for a few minutes. Make sure to slowly stir from time to time.
Take off heat and serve.
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Nutrition
Calories:
287
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
31
g
|
Protein:
10
g
|
Fat:
19
g
|
Saturated Fat:
12
g
|
Cholesterol:
14
mg
|
Sodium:
91
mg
|
Potassium:
521
mg
|
Fiber:
6
g
|
Sugar:
22
g
|
Vitamin A:
181
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
244
mg
|
Iron:
5
mg