Italian Hot Chocolate

…the richest, creamiest and thickest hot chocolate around!

YALL I literally cannot get over how good this hot chocolate is! It almost has a pudding like consistency and can be transformed to have a peppermint-y, mint, orange or raspberry flavor.

Equipment

• Sauce Pan

• Whisk

• Measuring cups

For the creamiest hot chocolate

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (I use semi-sweet), but you can use whatever you have on hand

• 2 tablespoons of sugar

• 2 tablespoons of cacao powder (the darker the better)

• 1 cup of milk

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 2 tablespoons of cornstarch (need to make into a slurry)

• To your sauce pan, add in your milk, sugar, coco powder, vanilla and chocolate chips

• Gently stir

• Heat on low until chocolate chips are fully combined and melted in to the mixture

• Next, add in your cornstarch slurry to the mixture (a corn starch slurry consists of cold water and your cornstarch mixed together until the cornstarch has been fully incorporated).

• Continue to stir with the heat on low until your hot chocolate becomes thick

• Pour in to your favorite mug or glass and add marshmallows if you like

• Enjoy!