Thick Italian Hot Chocolate

• servings: 2 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

3 ½ 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

Directions

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!

Nutrition

• Calories: 435 kcal
• Total Fat: 25 g
• Saturated Fat: 14 g
• Cholesterol: 13 mg
• Sodium: 63 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 45 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7 g
• Total Sugars: 30 g
• Protein: 8 g