Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, cioccolata calda (italian style hot chocolate). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mix the cocoa powder and sugar together in a small saucepan. Place over low heat; slowly bring the mixture to a low simmer. This Cioccolata Calda - Italian Hot Chocolate is super simple, just look at it above, and seriously, if you don't love how creamy this is then you are truly missing out.

Cioccolata Calda (Italian Style Hot Chocolate) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Cioccolata Calda (Italian Style Hot Chocolate) is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have cioccolata calda (italian style hot chocolate) using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cioccolata Calda (Italian Style Hot Chocolate):

1. Get 1 1/4 tbsp cocoa powder
2. Prepare 2 1/4 tsp white sugar
3. Get 3/4 cup milk
4. Prepare 1 tbsp
5. Make ready 1 1/2 tsp corn starch

In fact, I was about to post the Bicerin recipe, when it occurred to me that I'd better do the hot chocolate first! The beverage is more of a dessert/treat than just a cup of regular hot chocolate. In Italy, ask for Cioccolata Calda Densa (literally Thick Hot Chocolate) As wonderful as this Italian style hot chocolate is, it can be a bit too rich and thick (as an adult) to drink an entire serving. That hot chocolate was THE best I've ever had, and as you said with the Cioccolata Calda, it's very thick.

Steps to make Cioccolata Calda (Italian Style Hot Chocolate):

1. Mix cocoa powder and sugar together in a small saucepan. Stir in 3/4 cup milk until sugar is dissolved. Place over low heat, slowly bring the mixture to a low simmer.
2. Whisk 1 tablespoon milk with corn starch in a small cup or bowl. Slowly mix corn starch slurry into cocoa mixture. Continue cooking, whisking continually until hot chocolate reaches pudding-like consistency, 2-3 minutes.
3. All done. Pour into a mug and enjoy!

I have a cookbook from Ladurre which contains their recipe for chocolate chaud, and both recipes are very similar with the exception of the cornstarch - chocolat chaud doesn't call for it. True Italian hot chocolate is thick, rich, and so smooth it's almost like drinking a liquid chocolate bar. My first encounter with Italian hot chocolate, or cioccolata calda, was nine years ago during a Christmas vacation spent in Italy. I wrote more about the trip in my post with the Healthy Tiramisu Recipe. Mix the cocoa powder and sugar together in a small saucepan.

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