Hot chocolate: recipe from cocoa powder and milk, condensed milk, cream at home. How is hot chocolate different from cocoa?

09.02.2024

The article will tell you about the difference between original hot chocolate and a milk drink brewed with cocoa. Here you will find recipes for making hot cocoa with condensed milk, milk, cream, and starch.

Anyone who loves hot or cold chocolate-milk drinks has at least once in their life thought about the difference between regular cocoa and hot chocolate. Indeed, the taste sensations from each drink leave a different impression. The most basic difference that is present in the two drinks is the method of their preparation.

Real “hot chocolate” is made not from cocoa powder, but from ordinary natural chocolate (bar or crumb). This drink should be brewed only with a creamy base: milk or cream of any fat content. The original “hot chocolate” must be thick and viscous. It is considered a fatty, “heavy” and high-calorie drink, since along with milk fat, cocoa butter is also added to it, of which chocolate contains almost 50%).

INTERESTING: Real hot chocolate is the highest calorie hot drink, containing approximately 260 kcal (200 ml) per serving.

The beloved and familiar cocoa is a drink made from bean cake (the same powder that people are used to buying in stores). This cake is obtained after pressing cocoa butter and its fat content is no more than 10%. Therefore, the drink is not so high in calories (approximately 30 to 50 kcal). The consistency of the drink is very liquid. You can cook cocoa with water or milk; sugar is added as desired (along with this, the calorie content also increases).

Hot chocolate made from cocoa powder and milk: recipe

In principle, if you don’t worry about it, the original “hot chocolate” can be made even from ordinary cocoa powder and milk. You will need the maximum fat milk and a whole package of cocoa, as well as sugar to taste.

You will need:

Milk (fat) – 0.5 l. (two glasses)
150-200 g (taste for richness).
Sugar - a few tbsp. taste
Cinnamon– 0.5 tsp. (you don't have to add it if you don't like it)
Vanillin – 0.5-1 tsp. (you don't have to add it if you don't like it)
A few pieces of chocolate(if there is)

Cooking:

Boil the milk
Dissolve sugar in milk
Add vanillin
Add cocoa, mix thoroughly
Drop a few chocolate cubes into the milk
Cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stir thoroughly.
Add cinnamon
The drink should steep for 10 minutes
Pour only the top part into the cup, as cocoa sediment may remain at the bottom.

Hot chocolate from condensed milk and cocoa: recipe

You don't have to melt a bar of chocolate to make delicious hot chocolate. You can use a recipe for a drink made with condensed milk, which will give the necessary thickness and sweetness to the drink.

You will need:

Condensed milk – 1 can (240-250 ml., choose a quality product made from whole milk).
Cream - 200 ml. (medium or high fat content 25%-35%).
100-150 g (cocoa powder)
Vanillin – a few pinches
Cinnamon – pinch

Cooking:

Heat the cream in a saucepan or saucepan, but do not bring to a boil.
Pour in the condensed milk and mix everything thoroughly with a whisk.
Add pinches of vanilla and cinnamon
Add cocoa and cook the cocoa, stirring thoroughly for a few minutes.
Let cool slightly before serving.

Hot chocolate made from cream and cocoa: recipe

Cream (not milk) will allow you to make delicious hot chocolate, adding your preferred thickness and fat content. You can use cream of any fat content; the fatter it is, the thicker the drink.

You will need:

Cream 25% — 500 ml. (makes two drinks)
Sugar - a few tbsp. taste
Vanillin – a few pinches to taste
Cinnamon – pinch (optional)
100-150 to taste (try)

Cooking:

Place the cream on the fire but do not bring it to a boil so that it does not curdle.
Dissolve sugar in hot cream
Add vanilla and crust
You can dissolve a couple of pieces of chocolate if you have it, it will improve the taste and bring the drink closer to the original.
If the cream starts to boil, remove from heat and then put on it again.
Dissolve the entire amount of cocoa and let the drink brew for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Thick hot chocolate: cocoa recipe

To thicken hot chocolate, which is brewed not on a chocolate bar, but on cocoa powder, you can use starch. It is better to use cornstarch as it gives the drink a nice texture and prevents lumps from forming.

You will need:

Cream or full fat milk – 500 ml. (a couple of glasses)
Sugar - a few tbsp. taste
100-150 g (depending on preference)
Vanillin – a few pinches
Corn starch - 1.5-2 tbsp. (you can also cook it with potato starch).
A few pieces of chocolate(optional)

Cooking:

Brew milk or heat cream
Dissolve sugar and vanillin in milk
Add cocoa and mix everything thoroughly with a whisk.
Dissolve some chocolate (a few pieces)
Add starch in small portions, stirring thoroughly each time so that there are no lumps.
Before serving, be sure to cool the drink, because it will thicken only as it cools.