Sweet Tooth

After a bit of trial and error I have successfully recreated the Italian style hot chocolate I so often crave.

Italian Hot Chocolate:

1 Tbsp Drinking Chocolate Powder*
200 Ml Milk
1 G Xanthan Gum
0.5 G Iota Carrageenan (Equal to about the tip of a really small teaspoon)

1. Combine drinking chocolate powder, xanthan gum and carrageenan in mug. Add about 20ml of the cold milk to dissolve the chocolate mixture.
2. Heat milk to a roughly 80C, then pour over chocolate mixture and stir to combine well.

As the hot chocolate cools it thickens like the real deal. If you were to allow it to cool down enough or refrigerate it sets almost like a loose pudding or jelly that can be eaten with a spoon. I just enjoy drinking it when it’s thick and gooey.

*Note: The quality of the drinking chocolate is important, the chocolate powder I used had sugar already added to it, you can use one without for a more rich dark chocolate flavour.