❤️ You’ll Love This Hot Chocolate Recipe
Better than store-bought powder mix: This homemade hot chocolate is free from artificial, highly processed, sugary ingredients. So skip the powder stuff and make this recipe with real chocolate. Quick to make: This recipe gets ready in under 10 minutes. Made with real chocolate (not cocoa powder): To get the rich and luxuriously creamy texture, you’ll need to use a chocolate bar. Because real chocolate has cocoa butter in it vs cocoa powder doesn’t have it. So cocoa powder lacks the deep chocolatey flavor. This is not hot cocoa. This is real hot chocolate. Once you try this, you’ll never want to drink hot cocoa again.
🧾 Ingredient Notes
Semi-sweet chocolate: Real chocolate is the key ingredient here. Always use good quality and to get the best flavor. I like to use semi-sweet chocolate as my kids drink it too. But if making for adults and like dark chocolaty flavor then I recommend using bittersweet chocolate as it has more percent of cocoa.
Callebaut: This premium Belgian chocolate is my favorite. I have found this in my local whole foods. You can buy it from amazon as well. Guittard: This is my second favorite chocolate brand. This is premium quality yet affordable and easily available in most grocery stores like Target. Ghirardelli: It doesn’t fall in the premium quality category but it is still good and most widely available in any American grocery store.
Instant coffee: Coffee brings out the chocolate flavor. Instead, you can add a teaspoon of vanilla extract. Whole Milk: I highly recommend using full-fat whole milk to get that creamy consistency. Low-fat or fat-free doesn’t give the same texture.
👩🍳 How To Make Hot Chocolate Recipe?
☕ Serving & Storage
This homemade hot chocolate is super rich and you don’t need a full mug of it. This recipe makes 2-4 servings depending on the size of your serving. (this quantity is enough for 4 of us = 2 adults, 1 kid and 1 toddler). Leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days. Reheat in the microwave or stovetop just until it starts boiling. No need to boil or simmer. Do stir it to combine as the chocolate settles down at the bottom after storing.
Toppings For Your Hot Chocolate
This homemade hot chocolate tastes super without any toppings. But there are some topping options to fancy it up a little bit.
Whipped cream Chocolate sprinkles or Holiday sprinkles Shaved chocolate Sprinkle cocoa powder Marshmallows ( use vegan if you’re vegetarian like me) A drizzle of chocolate sauce or caramel sauce on top of whipped cream Crushed candy canes (peppermint candy)
Customize As Per Liking
Make extra rich – Replace half amount of the milk with half and half. Make less sweet – Use bittersweet chocolate instead of semi-sweet. Make Healthy(ish) – Use vegan milk like almond milk or use 2% cow’s milk. Make spiked hot chocolate – Add 1.5 oz of liquor for 1 cup of hot chocolate. You can use any whisky, rum, amaretto, Kahlua, peppermint schnapps, Baileys Irish cream, etc. Make flavored hot chocolate – Add caramel sauce, a shot of espresso, a pinch of cinnamon powder, peppermint extract, etc. Make coffee flavored – Try this Mexican mocha
Did you try this recipe? I’d love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comment section below.
