Recipe
The Absolute Best Way To Make Hot Chocolate
You ever go to make hot chocolate with the powdered stuff, and it just isn't hitting? What you're craving is the super creamy, intensely warm, wonderfully satisfying, most chocolatey hot chocolate you see in the movies. Not the thin, sad instant stuff that leaves something (everything) to be desired. For that motion picture deliciousness, you need this hot chocolate recipe.
All it takes is one simple trick to make the powdered hot chocolate taste so. much. better. Add a corn starch slurry. That's it. Just heat up your milk or water in a sauce pan, and whisk together the powder, two to three teaspoons of cornstarch, and a few tablespoons of water. Add the slurry to the liquid, and let it simmer for about five minutes. It'll totally change the texture of the hot chocolate, giving it the richest, creamiest mouthfeel. Yep, I'm using that word.
I got the idea from food content creator Shreya. She recently released a very delicious hot chocolate recipe that adds in a cornstarch slurry to add body. My recipe uses her genius addition but in a little bit simpler of a hot chocolate.
I also added a toasty marshmallow topping that is totally worth breaking out the stand mixer, hand mixer, or, for the brave, a whisk. It adds a pretty touch and melts in your mouth.
Thickest, Creamiest Hot Chocolate
- Prep Time: 2 mins
- Cook Time: 6 mins
- Total Time: 8 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Step 1
Marshmallow Hot Chocolate Topper
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 egg white room temperature
- 1/2 cup 125 grams granulated sugar
- pinch salt
- 1/4 cup 2 fl oz water