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No. 129 Hot chocolate

Cocoa hot chocolate

Cocoa and sugar whisked to a paste, then into hot milk. Quick, comforting and made from the cupboard. A house recipe.

A mug of hot chocolate topped with cream and marshmallows
Hot chocolate with marshmallows Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 6 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Mix the cocoa and sugar with 2 tablespoons of the milk to make a smooth paste.
  2. Heat the rest of the milk in a pan until steaming but not boiling.
  3. Whisk the paste into the hot milk until smooth and frothy.
  4. Pour into a mug and top with marshmallows or whipped cream if you like.
Glass
Mug
Garnish
Marshmallows or whipped cream (optional)
Technique
Heated
Difficulty
Easy

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About the Cocoa hot chocolate

Our house recipe. Mixing the cocoa and sugar into a paste with a little cold milk first stops lumps. Adjust the sugar to taste.

Background

Hot chocolate can be made with cocoa powder or melted chocolate and heated milk or water, usually with a sweetener.

Tags: family chocolate cocoa

Sources

  1. Wikipedia — Hot chocolate

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