How to make hot chocolate from cocoa powder at home?

A cup of hot chocolate is just what you need on a cool day or when you're in a bad mood. Both children and adults love him. There are simple and complex recipes. For those who love sweets and those who love dark chocolate. For real gourmets and those who just want to quickly brew themselves a mug of a scalding drink.

The recipe for hot chocolate at home is quite simple - it is made from cocoa powder. Hot chocolate can also be made from grated cocoa, but this product is more difficult to obtain. Often they simply take a bar of dark chocolate as a base and melt it in milk.

You can cook it over fire, in a water bath or in the microwave. In any case, nothing will stop you from enjoying the prepared drink.

Hot chocolate: benefits and harms

Pros of homemade hot chocolate:

• improves mood;
• strengthens the immune system;
• contains much fewer calories than solid chocolate, unless additionally sweetened;
• improves performance;
• contains many elements that help quickly cure colds and flu.

Harm of hot chocolate:

• When consumed in excessively large quantities, it promotes the deposition of salts. Over time, gout may begin to develop.
• Causes an allergic reaction in some people. Before use, it is advisable to consult your doctor.

A few important tips for making your own dessert:

• Use quality products. It doesn't matter whether it's cocoa or a regular chocolate bar, you won't be able to experience true bliss by making a drink from low-grade ingredients.
• It is advisable to use chilled chocolate before cooking, otherwise it will melt too quickly. It is enough to leave it in the refrigerator several hours before the planned work.
• Never leave a drink on the fire unattended! You risk missing the boiling point and overcooking it, which will lead to the inevitable loss of all beneficial properties and, what is also important, the refined taste.
• To obtain a more delicate texture, beat the mixture until foam appears. We promise you will be pleasantly surprised at how mind-blowing this dessert will be!
• If you like a thicker hot chocolate, add cream, but don't overdo it! In extreme cases, dilute with water.
• If you finish the cooking with vanilla, you will discover a divine delight as a result! One teaspoon is enough for the entire volume. Give the prepared delicacy a special, memorable taste. Experiment with your preferences: sprinkle the finished drink with cinnamon or mint, add marshmallows or cream, or tint the chocolate with caramel crumbs.

Classic hot chocolate recipe

Ingredients (for 2 cups):

• 300 ml cream
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 tbsp. spoons of cocoa powder
• sugar to taste

How to make hot chocolate:

1. Mix all dry ingredients in a small saucepan or pot. Then pour 1 tbsp into this dry mixture. spoon of cold boiled water, stir until smooth.
2. Heat the cream, without bringing it to a boil, and add it into the chocolate mixture in a slow stream, stirring continuously. Place the drink on the lowest heat and heat it again, without letting it boil, and then turn off the heat.
3. After 5 minutes, when the chocolate has infused, it is ready to eat.

The first recipe (simple and uncomplicated - for beginner chocolatiers)

Ingredients

• Dark chocolate - 200 g.
• Milk - 50 g.

First, melt the dark chocolate bar in a saucepan over a water bath. Then gradually, stirring continuously, pour in the milk. Heat until smooth.

The mixture should not boil! When the drink is ready, serve in small ceramic cups. From the given amount of ingredients you get two servings of rich-tasting hot chocolate.

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Creole hot chocolate

A more complex variation of the classic recipe. Apart from the wide variety of ingredients, there is nothing difficult in its preparation.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. spoons of cocoa
• 150 g almond crumbs
• 1 liter full fat milk
• 1 tbsp. spoon of starch
• 1 egg
• 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon
• sugar and nutmeg - to taste

How to make Creole hot chocolate:

1. Mix the egg, sugar, cocoa, starch and a glass of milk, adding the ingredients in the order listed.
2. Bring the remaining milk to a boil over low heat, then add the chocolate mixture. Cook for 2-3 minutes over low heat, stirring all the time.
3. You can add spices, ground almonds, and cream to the finished drink to taste.

A variant of a chocolate drink with cream and spices (Chilean style)

If you are not chasing simplicity, but consider yourself a gourmet, you should try brewing a more complicated version of the drink. Complete bliss will be guaranteed to your taste buds.

List of ingredients

• milk – 500 g;
• cream (fat content above 30%) – 230 g;
• cognac, rum or brandy – 55 g;
• cocoa powder – 80 g;
• granulated sugar – 60 g;
• ground ginger – 5 g;
• cinnamon – 1 stick;
• Chili pepper – 2.5 g.

Sequencing

1. In a suitable container, mix dairy products (cream, milk) and cognac (alcohol is not necessary). Add spices (ginger, cinnamon, pepper). Instead of chili, you can take another, but always hot pepper.
2. Over low heat, bring the mixture to a boil while stirring constantly.
3. Pour out some of the milk mixture (approximately 150 ml). Dissolve cocoa powder in it, and take care that there are no lumps in the mixture.
4. Pour the desired amount of sugar into the cocoa and stir until the sweet product dissolves.
5. Combine cocoa and milk on the stove. Reheat the entire drink.
6. Remove the cinnamon stick (it's no longer needed).
7. Pour the liquid chocolate into cups and give the dessert a more appetizing look with whipped cream patterns.

Hot chocolate with pepper

Ingredients:

• milk - 2 glasses;
• cocoa powder - 3 tsp;
• sugar - 5 tsp;
• red pepper or chili pepper - to taste;
• vanilla sugar - 1 tsp.

Cooking method:

1. Mix cocoa powder with sugar.
2. Heat the milk and, without bringing it to a boil, stirring continuously, add sugar and milk.
3. Add pepper and vanilla sugar.

↑ Hot chocolate made from cocoa powder without milk

Especially for those looking for low-calorie options, make this drink with low-fat cocoa powder. Sugar can be replaced with a sweetener.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Ingredients:

• Water – 400 ml;
• Sugar – 50 g;
• Cocoa – 5 tsp;
• Bitter chocolate – 4 squares;
• Vanilla sugar – 0.5 tsp. (optional);
• Corn flour – 0.5 tsp.

Preparation:

1. Sift chocolate powder into a thick saucepan or saucepan. Add granulated sugar there.
2. For a pleasant aroma, you can add vanilla sugar at this stage. Mix all dry ingredients.
3. Pour drinking water into the total mass, preheating it to a slightly warm state.
4. Place the bowl with the mixture over medium heat. Stirring constantly to avoid lumps, bring the mixture to a boil.
5. Dilute corn flour with hot water (0.5-1 tsp is enough). This is necessary so that lumps do not form in the drink when adding a thickener.
6. Add flour diluted in water to the boiling mass. Stirring constantly, cook until thickened.
7. All that remains is to add the squares of dark chocolate and wait until they are completely dissolved. The fire can be turned off.
8. Pour homemade hot chocolate made from cocoa powder and dark chocolate into mugs. Serve hot or warm.

Easy recipe using butter and cocoa powder

Extremely high in calories, but with a delicious creamy taste, the drink can be made from cocoa based on butter. This type of hot chocolate is the easiest to make at home.

List of ingredients:

• butter (good quality) – 50 grams;
• cocoa powder – 7 tablespoons;
• granulated sugar - desired amount.

Cooking process

1. Dissolve the butter in a container over steam. Add a little granulated sugar or powder (optional) to the softened butter (it should not be too liquid).
2. Mix cocoa powder with the oil mixture (you should get a homogeneous mass). The ideal cooking temperature is no more than 32 degrees. Do not add water (it is not needed in this recipe).
3. This hot chocolate can be used as a liquid dessert (it’s more convenient to eat it with a spoon than to drink it), or cover baked goods with it as glaze, or pour it into molds and let it harden, then enjoy small chocolates.

Milk hot chocolate recipe with marshmallows

The peculiarity of this version of the chocolate drink is the airy marshmallow, thanks to which a delicious foam is obtained on the surface of the dessert.

List of ingredients:

• milk – 200 ml;
• cocoa powder – 90 g;
• powdered sugar – 30 g;
• marshmallow - to taste.

Cooking method

1. Warm the milk.
2. Add cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Make hot chocolate with milk.
3. You can add any spices to the resulting mass. Cinnamon works well.
4. When serving, decorate portions with marshmallow pieces.

Brandy is often added to this delicacy. If you end up with an overly rich drink, be sure to serve it with cool water in a separate glass.

Recipe Cocoa liqueur with vanilla

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. milk
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar
• 5 tbsp. l. cocoa powder
• 70 ml vodka or cognac

Cooking method:

1. Pour the milk into a saucepan with a thick bottom.
2. Cut the vanilla pod and remove the seeds.
3. Place the vanilla pod and seeds into the milk.
4. Place the pan over low heat and bring to a boil.
5. Remove the pan from the heat, cover and leave to steep for 1 hour.
6. Grind sugar with cocoa powder.
7. Strain the infused milk with vanilla and pour into a clean saucepan.
8. Pour the cocoa mixture into the milk, stir, put on the fire and bring to a boil.
9. Cook cocoa, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
10. Remove from heat, pour in vodka and cool cocoa liqueur.
11. Serve in beautiful cups or glasses.

Hot chocolate with coffee and orange zest

In a saucepan, mix half a liter of milk, 120 g. chopped dark chocolate, the zest of two oranges, half a teaspoon of any instant coffee and a pinch of ground nutmeg. Bring the resulting mixture to a boil and wait until it becomes homogeneous. After removing from the heat, the mixture must be beaten until foam appears, after which we put it back on the fire, bring to a boil and beat again. Remove the zest from the drink and cool.

Original version with chili pepper

This combination will make the drink more aromatic and certainly non-trivial.

Required Products:

• three dry chili peppers;
• half a liter of milk;
• three large spoons of cocoa;
• three spoons of sugar.

Cooking process:

1. Mix cocoa and sugar, add a little milk, but not all.
2. Place the mixture on the stove, turning on medium heat.
3. Without ceasing to stir, add chili pepper to the ingredients and cook the mixture further over low heat.
4. Keep on the stove until the sugar is completely dissolved, then pour in the remaining milk and as soon as the drink boils, immediately remove it.
5. Be sure to pass the drink through a sieve so that there is nothing unnecessary in it, including pieces of pepper. After this, pour the chocolate into cups and serve.

Ice Chocolate Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 p. vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 4 things. carnations
• 1 tbsp. l. instant coffee
• 0.5 l cold cocoa
• 0.5 l. milk
• cream (whipped for decoration)
• chocolate chips

Cooking method:

1. Mix instant coffee with spices and pour into the finished cocoa drink.
2. Stir thoroughly and boil over medium heat.
3. Then cool and combine with cold milk.
4. Serve the drink with whipped cream and grated chocolate.

Chilean dark chocolate recipe

Ingredients:

• Dark chocolate – 100 g.
• Milk – 1000 ml.
• Ground red pepper - to taste.
• Whipped cream.

Pour the milk into the saucepan, bring it to a low boil, add the pieces of dark chocolate and wait until they are completely melted, continuously stirring the chocolate mass. Pour the dessert into glasses, garnish with whipped cream and sprinkle with red pepper.

Do-it-yourself white chocolate is much less common, but if you like desserts with a delicate creamy taste, this is just what you need.

Creamy hot chocolate recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp. l. cocoa powder (heaped, unsweetened)
• 3/4 tbsp. Sahara
• a pinch of salt
• 1/3 tbsp. boiling water
• 3.5 tbsp. milk
• vanillin on the tip of a knife
• 0.5 tbsp. cream

Cooking method:

1. Mix sugar, cocoa powder and salt in a saucepan.
2. Pour in boiling water, stirring constantly.
3. Place the pan over low heat and bring to a boil. Don't forget to stir.
4. Pour in the milk and heat without bringing to a boil.
5. Remove chocolate from heat and stir in vanilla.
6. Pour the drink into 4 mugs, top up with cream and cool slightly before serving.

Recipe with marshmallows

Required Products:

• 100 grams of chocolate;
• marshmallow - to your taste;
• 140 milliliters of cream;
• 0.6 liters of milk.

Cooking process:

1. Pour the indicated amount of milk and cream into the pan. Stir and heat over low heat.
2. Then add the chocolate, which must first be divided into small pieces.
3. Wait for the contents of the pan to boil, turn the heat to low and stir a little until a homogeneous mixture comes out.
4. Pour it into cups and place marshmallows on top.

Recipe: Vienna chocolate drink

Ingredients:

• 50 gr. dark chocolate
• 3 tbsp. l. Sahara
• 1 egg yolk
• 150 ml water
• 1 tbsp. l. whipped cream

Cooking method:

1. Crush the chocolate and add water.
2. Melt the chocolate in water over a double boiler or low heat.
3. Add sugar.
4. Cook the chocolate, stirring constantly, until smooth.
5. Then cool.
6. Beat the yolk and add to the cooled chocolate.
7. Put the chocolate back on low heat or in a water bath.
8. Heat the chocolate until thick.
9. Remove the pan from the heat and beat with a whisk or blender until fluffy.
10. Divide the chocolate into cups and top with whipped cream.

Hot chocolate recipe with starch

Ingredients:

• chocolate – 200 g (2 bars)
• milk - 1 l
• sugar - 1-2 tablespoons
• potato (or corn) starch - 2-3 tablespoons
• cinnamon - to taste

Cooking method:

1. Dissolve starch in 1 glass of milk.
2. Heat the rest of the milk, add granulated sugar, cinnamon and chocolate, broken into slices or grated.
3. Keep over medium heat until the chocolate is completely dissolved and stir constantly.
4. When the chocolate has dissolved, add the starch in the milk and mix everything thoroughly.
5. Then heat the resulting mass until it thickens.
6. That's it, hot chocolate is ready

Bon appetit!

Thick dark chocolate recipe

Ingredients:

• Dark chocolate (containing at least 70% cocoa mass) - 100 g.
• Milk – 50 ml.
• Cognac – 1 tablespoon.
• Favorite spices to taste.

Heat the milk and melt the chocolate pieces in it. At the end of cooking, add spices and pour in a spoonful of cognac. This chocolate can only be eaten with a spoon.

Dark chocolate can be prepared at home using cocoa mass (it comes in the form of bars) and cocoa butter. These products can now be purchased online or in departments specializing in the sale of coffee and chocolate (cocoa butter can be purchased at pharmacies).

Chili hot chocolate recipe

Ingredients:

• chocolate - 45 g
• milk - 1.5 cups
• vanilla - 0.5 pods
• chili pepper - 1 pod
• cinnamon - 1 stick

Cooking method:

1. Pour vanilla pod, cinnamon stick and chili pepper (peeled from seeds) with milk.
2. While heating this mixture, add broken or grated chocolate into it.
3. After the chocolate has completely dissolved, remove the heat.
4. After 10 minutes, strain and serve.

Bon appetit!

↑ Hot chocolate made from cocoa powder with cinnamon

A very aromatic morning drink with a cinnamon stick and a pinch of vanilla will quickly wake you up and replace a cup of coffee.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

• Chocolate bean powder – 20 g;
• Cinnamon – 1 stick;
• Milk – 400 ml;
• Salt - a pinch;
• Vanilla - a pinch;
• Hot water (40 ml);
• Corn starch – 1 tsp;
• Sugar – 2 tbsp.

Preparation:

1. In a separate bowl, mix the sifted ingredients: cornstarch (needed to make the drink thick) with cocoa. Add a pinch of salt. It will not make the dessert salty; on the contrary, it will make its chocolate taste brighter. Add a pinch of vanilla to the dry ingredients as well. Mix everything thoroughly.
2. Pour the milk into a convenient container. Place a cinnamon stick in it. Place the dishes on the fire, stirring, bring the milk to the first signs of boiling, and immediately remove from the heat. Take the cinnamon stick out of the container - it has already given up its aroma, so you can safely throw it away.
3. Brew the dry mixture with hot water (boiling water). While pouring it in, stir the mixture vigorously with a spoon until it becomes smooth and homogeneous. The chocolate-flour mixture should be quite viscous.
4. Gently add the resulting viscous mass into the hot milk, stirring it constantly.
5. Return the milk mixture to the heat, stirring often, bring it to a boil, then cook for another 3 minutes.
6. Pour the finished dessert into beautiful mugs. You can decorate it with whipped cream, pieces of chocolate, and small marshmallows. A drink with cinnamon and vanilla will perfectly warm you up even on the most inclement winter day, so it is ideal for the cold season.

Creamy hot chocolate

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons honey
• ¼ cup high quality cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons starch
• Pinch of sea salt
• 4 cups unsweetened almond or coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 drop peppermint oil (optional)

Preparation:

1. Whisk together: sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch and salt in a small bowl or measuring cup.
2. Heat the milk and vanilla over low heat in a medium saucepan, covered.
3. Add a couple of tablespoons of hot milk to the cocoa mixture and whisk until smooth.
4. This will help you avoid cocoa lumps in your hot chocolate.
5. Pour the cocoa mixture into the pan with the milk and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
6. It will thicken a little at this time.
7. Remove from heat and leave for 5 - 10 minutes, let cool to drinking temperature.
8. Your hot chocolate is ready!

Bon appetit!

Dairy-free option

Not everyone likes milk, some may be allergic, but don’t despair, because making hot chocolate is possible without this ingredient. This will not make it worse; on the contrary, in water it will turn out more rich with a slightly tart taste.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. purified water;
• 2 tbsp. l. cocoa and sugar;
• flour (preferably corn) - 2 tsp;
• refined sugar.

Sequence of preparation of “food of the gods”:

1. In a saucepan, combine cocoa with sweetener and add water.
2. If you want to make a lower-calorie dessert, you don’t have to add sugar, but instead add a pinch of salt. This will give it a spicy taste.
3. The mixture must be heated and boiled, then removed from the heat.
4. The drink is served hot; many prefer to drink it cold.
5. If you want to brew a thick drink, it is recommended to add 2 tsp. corn flour or starch.

Features of preparing dessert

During its existence, the recipe for hot chocolate has spread all over the world and has different variations: with the addition of chili pepper, egg yolk, whiskey. Housewives prepare hot chocolate at home without any particular difficulties, but you need to follow the instructions and know the features of its preparation:

1. A real cocoa-based dessert is prepared, then the drink gets a thick and viscous consistency, and its calorie content increases sharply. The classic recipe also adds vanilla, a cinnamon stick and sugar.
2. When you want to make thick hot chocolate, it is better to add cream with a high fat content. When the total mass is whipped, you will get a fairly thick consistency, similar to pudding. This dessert is best eaten with a spoon.
3. Various additives will help give a unique taste: liqueur, cognac, whiskey and even plain water. Keep in mind that when you add water, its fat content will decrease, and the taste will be brighter and more expressive. But by adding cream you can create a delicate dessert.
4. To increase the thickness of the mixture, add corn starch, sour cream, full-fat milk, and egg yolk.
5. It is better to brew hot chocolate from high quality bars, without additives in the form of dyes and fillers. Milk is better, but porous does not need to be added.
6. For spice lovers, we recommend adding different spices: cinnamon stick, cardamom, vanilla extract and even hot pepper.
7. Chocolate can be broken, grated or melted in a water bath.

Cooking rules

To make hot chocolate at home, you only need a gas or electric stove, a small saucepan and a whisk. Regardless of the chosen recipe, the DIY cooking technology is the same:

• The milk is heated in a saucepan, but not brought to a boil, otherwise after boiling the consistency will change and the result will be worse than expected.
• Chocolate should be added to heated milk.
• Next, the mixture is heated, stirring vigorously, until the chocolate melts.

Everything is quite simple and delicious hot chocolate is not difficult to make.