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ITALIAN STYLE HOT CHOCOLATE WITH WHIPPED CREAM

December 28, 2012 By Manu 13 Comments

Italian style Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream

Italian winters can be really cold.  I miss the short days, cosy evenings and heart warming food that we used to have during those cold months.  The truth is, it never gets that cold here.  One of the special treats we would have in winter was hot chocolate.  The Italian hot chocolate is creamy, thick and sinful.  And when I say “thick” I mean “eat-it-with-a-teaspoon” kind of thick!  Nothing to do with the liquid stuff available here.  No hot cocoa for me… it just doesn’t cut it: it’s not chocolatey enough!  Italian hot chocolate is not very sweet and it is often served with some whipped cream to cut through the richness of the chocolate and to cool it down, so you don’t burn your tongue while drinking it!  On a cold rainy (or snowy) day, there is nothing better than coming back home and making yourself this delicious treat!  I saw the whipped cream hearts a while ago and I loved them so much that I had to try and make them myself.  I could not believe how easy they were to make!  For disclosure purposes… I made this recipe during our winter and it has been sitting in my archive till now: I could not think of a better time than the holiday season to post this… even if we are in full blown summer down here!  Enjoy!

Italian style Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream

Italian style Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream
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Italian style Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream

Italian style Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream - how to make Hot Chocolate, the Italian way!

Course Dessert, Drinks
Cuisine Italian
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 2
Author Cream Hearts recipe adapted from Bell’Alimento

Ingredients

  • 115 gms – 4 oz. dark chocolate 70% or higher, roughly chopped
  • 350 ml – 1 ½ cups whole milk
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • Whipped cream

Instructions

  1. Whip the cream, spread it on a cookie sheet covered with baking paper and put it in the freezer.
  2. Put the milk in a pot and heat it on a medium flame. The milk has to become hot, but not boil.
  3. Take the hot milk off the fire, add the chocolate pieces and sugar. Mix well until melted.
  4. Add the corn starch, mix well and put it back on the fire.
  5. When the chocolate coats the spoon, it is ready!
  6. Pour it in your serving cups (ideally cappuccino sized cups are perfect).
  7. Take the whipped cream out of the fridge and cut out 2 hearts with a cookie cutter. Put them on the hot chocolate and serve immediately!

Recipe Notes

If you don’t care for the heart shaped cream, you can serve your hot chocolate with simple whipped cream (or without cream).
I do not add any sugar to my whipped cream, but you could add 1 tbsp of sugar if you like it sweet.

Italian style Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream

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Filed Under: Chocolates, Desserts, Drinks, Gluten Free, Italian, Special Occasions, Street Food, Tea Time Tagged With: chocolate, cream, dessert, drinks, gluten free, hearts, Hot Chocolate, Italian, Italy, Street Food, sweets, tea time, whipped cream, winter

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Comments

  1. Christina says

    December 29, 2012 at 2:23 am

    I have made my own version of this too! I love thick Italian hot cocoa! Starbucks attempted (and failed miserably) to serve this a few years ago…American’s don’t know what they’re missing!

    Reply
    • Christina says

      December 29, 2012 at 2:24 am

      *oops! Americans (without the apostrophe!)

      Reply
  2. Cristy says

    December 29, 2012 at 9:57 am

    This looks DIVINE, Manu! We are expecting snow tomorrow, and I am going to delight my kids with this delicious treat from you. Yay!

    Reply
    • Manu says

      December 30, 2012 at 10:03 pm

      Yay! Let me know if you guys liked it! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Shut Up and Cook | The Attainable Gourmet says

    December 30, 2012 at 4:50 am

    A friend of mine just came to visit me in Seattle and was on a mission to find the best hot chocolate. If only I’d found your recipe sooner…I could have just made it for her!

    Reply
  4. Arezoo says

    December 30, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    hello

    this coffee is Tasty

    and with….. Beautiful Ornamentation

    Reply
  5. gloria says

    January 6, 2013 at 12:42 am

    I love how you made this, look lovely I will tryt!!!!

    Reply
  6. Nuts about food says

    January 11, 2013 at 10:12 pm

    I agree, nothing beats Italian hot chocolate. I love it so much that I also wrote a post about it eons ago. It truly is the best there is.

    Reply
  7. jay says

    April 21, 2013 at 6:52 am

    Oh my lord.. this hot chocolate is amazing. I’m a woman so I love chocolate. I had one cup of hot chocolate and my boyfriend had 2… definitely good!!! Thumbs up!!!

    Reply
  8. Anna says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:47 am

    This chocolate really is amazing. I don’t think I can ever touch powdered hot cocoa again. Definitely keeping this recipe.

    Reply

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