Thick Italian Hot Chocolate

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An adapted recipe by Kara Smith on Live Love Pasta. Source here:

http://livelovepasta.com/2011/11/thick-italian-hot-chocolate/

  • 2
  • 5 mins
  • 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 4 tablespoons sugar (if you use semi-sweet chocolate reduce this to 2 tablespoons)
  • 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (next time I plan to try semi-sweet chocolate)

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of the half-and-half with the cornstarch, whisking until smooth. It is important that there are no lumps.

Place the remaining half-and-half in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer. When the half-and-half begins to bubble around the edges whisk in the sugar.

Whisk in the cornstarch mixture until the half-and-half thickens slightly, usually less than a minute.

Remove from the heat and quickly whisk in the chocolate until very smooth.
Pour into two cups.