Indulge in a rich, chocolatey, and delicious hot chocolate without heavy cream.
One of the great pleasures around this time of year is sipping on a cup of rich homemade hot chocolate. As I don’t drink coffee, I order a lot of hot chocolates when going to cafés. Mostly it ends with a huge disappointment when they serve it with an instant hot chocolate powder. 
Recently, I stumbled upon a little secret which helps you reach a thicker consistency. Use just a tiny bit of chocolate pudding powder to make your hot chocolate luxuriously thick and creamy.
Sometimes, a pinch of cinnamon is all it takes to turn your mug into the taste of Christmas. I also like to add a cinnamon stick to give it a rustic wintery look.
In case you prefer your hot chocolate not extremely thick, I recommend using more milk and leaving the chocolate pudding powder out.
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Decadent Hot Chocolate
- Yield: 1 -2 servings 1x
Description
Indulge in a rich, chocolatey, and delicious hot chocolate without heavy cream.
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- 5 oz bittersweet 70 % chocolate (chopped)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp chocolate pudding powder
- vanilla bean (scraped (optional))
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Slowly heat milk in a saucepan.
- Once milk is warm, add chopped chocolate and stir until melted.
- Keep stirring on a low boil for about 3 mins.
- Add brown sugar and chocolate pudding powder
- Add vanilla bean/cinnamon powder if you like.
- Add salt.
- Serve immediately.
- Category: Virgin
Improve your hot chocolate by making it ahead and let it rest for a few hours. Rewarm it before serving.
Add a few pinches of fleur de sel to give it an extra punch.
Top with cacao or cinnamon powder for a great look.
Incase you don’t have chocolate pudding powder, you can substitute with corn starch.
