Recipe

Easy Mexican Hot Chocolate

Name: Easy Mexican Hot Chocolate
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1 ½ tablespoons white sugar; 1 ½ cups milk; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Hot chocolate Italian-style is one of the most amazing treats in the world! You have to try this pudding-like chocolate decadence! Add some Irish cream, cinnamon, and whipped cream for a fun variation, or create your own!

Prep 5mCook 15mTotal 20mServes 2

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Instructions

1
Mix the cocoa powder and sugar together in a small saucepan. Stir the 1 1/2 cups milk into the saucepan until the sugar has dissolved. Place over low heat; slowly bring the mixture to a low simmer.
2
Whisk 2 tablespoons of milk together with the cornstarch in a small cup; slowly whisk the cornstarch slurry into the cocoa mixture. Continue cooking, whisking continually, until the hot chocolate reaches a pudding-like thickness, 2 to 3 minutes.

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