Thick Italian Hot Chocolate

4.96 from 173 votes
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Italian Hot Chocolate is a mug full of creamy deliciously thick Hot Chocolate, made with real chocolate and milk, the ultimate Comfort Food.

hot chocolate pouring into a cup


 

When my kids were little they would ask me to make Hot Chocolate and so I would, it was easy! Little did I know that they really wanted the kind their friends’ were drinking.

When they got a little older and we would go shopping together, they would take me down the aisle where it was located or call me in the room when the commercial came on the TV.

I bought it, made it and tasted it and I thought Wow, this isn’t half bad! Thick, creamy and chocolatey.

How to Make Italian Hot Chocolate

  • In a small bowl whisk until smooth, milk and cornstarch set aside.
  • Sift the cocoa into a medium bowl then add the sugar and whisk together,  set aside.
  • In a small/medium pot heat the remaining milk until boiling reduce heat to low, start whisking and add the milk/cornstarch mixture then add the cocoa mixture slowly while continually whisking until smooth.
  • Then add the chocolate pieces and whisk continuously for approximately 3 minutes. Serve immediately.
Thick Italian hot Chocolate,a mug full of creamy deliciously Hot Chocolate, made with real chocolate and milk, the ultimate Comfort Food.

I had no idea that the Italians knew how to make a better Hot Chocolate too! Isn’t it funny when you notice something new or are told about something new, you then start to see it everywhere.

And I did, in coffee bars and of course friends started to talk about it. In fact I was at my friend’s house one day and the commercial came on TV for the exact same mix that I bought.

“I tried that stuff”, which of course she responded with, “no homemade is so much better, I have the recipe for you”!

Italian hot chocolate in a white cup

So here I am with the cool rainy weather starting and all I can think about is making a small pot of this amazing Thick Italian Hot Chocolate to go along with some just made Shortbread Cookies.

This stuff is gold, made with real chocolate and a little cocoa, my friend said to use whole milk but I used 2% instead and it always turned out delicious.

Unfortunately this is another recipe just like Italian Pastry Cream where stirring is required. But don’t worry the outcome is well worth it.

stirring Italian hot chocolate

This Italian Thick Hot Chocolate Recipe is so creamy and delicious you don’t even need to top it with any whipped cream or marshmallows. But if you do, I won’t stop you. Enjoy!

a spoon dipped into Italian hot chocolate
Hot chocolate in a white cup and on a spoon.

Thick Italian Hot Chocolate

Rosemary Molloy
4.96 from 173 votes
A mug full of creamy deliciously Hot Chocolate, made with real chocolate and milk, the ultimate Comfort Food.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2 people
Calories 435 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3.5 ounces Dark Chocolate (good quality) (chopped into small pieces)
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa unsweetened
  • 1 cup + 1 tablespoon milk (2% or whole milk/divided)
  • 1 teaspoon corn starch

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl whisk until smooth, 1/4 cup milk and cornstarch set aside.
  • Sift the cocoa into a medium bowl then add the sugar and whisk together, set aside.
  • In a small/medium pot heat 3/4 cups + 1 tablespoon milk until boiling reduce heat to low, start whisking and add the milk/cornstarch mixture then add the cocoa mixture slowly while continually whisking until smooth add the chopped chocolate and whisk for approximately 3 minutes. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

Be sure to watch the Video at the top of the post!

Nutrition

Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 611mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Calcium: 182mg | Iron: 6.8mg
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136 Comments

  1. OMG!!! I’m so grateful to you!! This is exactly how I remembered it and I was craving!! P.s if someone has lots of chocolate Easter eggs left here a hint. Use it! Only because we just got out from Easter recently, I replaced the dark chocolate and the sugar just with the chocolate I had from my kids eggs and it was still AMAZING!

  2. Hi Rosemary
    I can’t figure out why 1 tablespoon of milk has been separated from the rest in the ingredients list as it doesn’t appear to be reserved for adding at a different time – it gets added with all remaining milk after the quarter cup is used. Am I missing something? (I can’t see the video you have referenced in the notes to check.)
    Looking forward to trying it and sharing it with the kids. Thanks for taking the time to post the recipe.
    Michelle

    1. Hi Michelle, because I use grams and converting it to imperial, that is how it comes out. So yes add the 1 tablespoon with the 1/4 cup. Thanks I hope your kids enjoy it. The video is at the top of the post. Take care!

  3. 5 stars
    I feel sentimental about this hot chocolate recipe because it reminds me of what my friend and I used to have for breakfast with croissant in Puglia, Italy, our cioccolata calda.We had to walk up the stone steps to get over there from our bed and breakfast home but that’s part of old Italy and I was living in it (that was 2009). I’ve been following your recipe since I brought home Valhrona powdered cocoa from France (the best). But because of diet restriction, I only put one small piece of Bouchard’s individually wrapped dark chocolate.It still tastes amazing, like the real cioccolata calda from Italy. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

  4. 5 stars
    I’ve been making this for a while, easiest recipe, but I recommend that you eat something salty with this, like salty potato chips and cheese. My favorite combo is plan lays and parmesan cheese

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