Ciao!
Some of you may recall a post I did last year on Cioccolata Calda, or as it is referred
to in America..Hot Chocolate! Last Christmas was my first time having
Cioccolata Calda in Italy and I just fell in love with it. Italian hot chocolate
is nothing like the American version. It is very thick, rich and not terribly
sweet. In fact, it is usually served with a pack of sugar on the side if you
care to make it sweeter. It’s practically like pudding, no lie. I returned to the scene
of the crime here in Florence two nights ago and got to enjoy my Cioccolata Calda once again. The photo on the top of the page is the cioccolata calda from last year and the one right below this is the same one, one year later!! It was just as delicious. I’ve
listed my recipes from last year plus a new one that I KNOW you’ll enjoy…it has
nutella…nuff said? Buon Appetito!!
Traditional
Cioccolata Calda con Panna
4 ounces of
good quality dark chocolate (70% or higher, I personally prefer 85%)
1 ½ cups of
whole milk
1 tbsp. of
cream
2 tsp. sugar
2 tbsp. corn
starch
Add your milk and cream to a pot over medium heat, let it get warm, but do not bring to a boil. Add the chocolate and sugar and mix until melted and smooth. Add the cornstarch and continue to mix. Stir until everything is smooth and creamy. Pour into mugs and serve with a dollop of homemade whipped cream…
Whipped
Cream
1 cup of cream
1 tsp. vanilla
extract
Add
the cream and vanilla extract to a small bowl and whisk with an electric beater
until it looks like whipped cream!!
Paleo
Cioccolata Calda
1 cup of almond
milk or coconut milk
2 tbsp. cocoa
powder
1 ounce dark
chocolate (85% is better for paleo)
1 tbsp. chocolate
extract
Add
your milk to a pot over medium heat, let it get warm but do not let it boil.
Add the cocoa powder and let it dissolve. Add the dark chocolate and stir until
melted and smooth. Add the chocolate extract and let heat until creamy. Pour
into a mug and add a dollop of whipped cream.
Nutella
Cioccolata Calda
4 ounces of
good quality semi-sweet chocolate
3 tbsp. nutella
1 ½ cups of
whole milk
1 tbsp. of
cream
2 tsp. sugar
2 tbsp. corn
starch
Add
your milk and cream to a pot over medium heat, let it get warm, but do not
bring to a boil. Add the chocolate, nutella and sugar and mix until melted and
smooth. Add the cornstarch and continue to mix. Stir until everything is smooth
and creamy. Pour into mugs and serve with a dollop of homemade whipped cream…
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