Best homemade hot chocolate recipe, yes that’s what kids told me when I served them the hot chocolate. Creamy cafe style hot chocolate recipe, perfect for this winter holiday season. Hot chocolate recipe with full video and step by step instructions.

This is a stove top version of Hot chocolate recipe, made with easily available ingredients at home. I have posted chocolate semiya kheer recipe a few months back. It was super creamy and enjoyed by everyone at home. I adapted the same method of adding chocolate chips in this hot chocolate. This gave a nice smooth and silky texture to the Hot chocolate. This tasted similar to the cafe style Hot chocolate.

Even I served a portion of it later after chilling it in the fridge. It was too good and kids really enjoyed it. Even though I used low fat milk the hot chocolate was very creamy.

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Homemade Hot chocolate recipe

  • In a pan add ¼ cup milk and add the cocoa powder.
  • Mix well.
  • Add the remaining milk and switch on the stove.
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  • Whisk well so that the cocoa powder gets dissolved completely.

  • Now add in the chocolate chips. This gives a nice creamy texture.

  • Stir well.

  • Add the corn flour now.

  • Mix well quickly so that it should not form lumps.

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  • Add sugar at this stage.

  • Since we are adding chocolate chips, do not add more sugar.

  • Mix well and allow this to boil for 2 minutes.

  • Since we have added cornflour and chocolate chips, keep stirring this so that it will not get stuck at the bottom.

  • After 2 minutes it will become thick and creamy.

  • Add vanilla essence and mix well.

  • Switch off the flame.

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  • Pour into serving glasses and serve hot.
  • In summer you can keep it inside the fridge and serve cold also.
  • Both ways kids loved it.
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Hot chocolate recipe

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 2 and ¼ cup of milk
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ¼ cup chocolate chip cookies
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1-2 tsp cornflour
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence

Instructions

  • In a pan add ¼ cup milk and add the cocoa powder.
  • Mix well.
  • Add the remaining milk and switch on the stove.
  • Whisk well so that the cocoa powder gets dissolved completely.
  • Now add in the chocolate chips. This gives a nice creamy texture.
  • Stir well.
  • Add the cornflour now.
  • Mix well quickly so that it should not form lumps.
  • Add sugar at this stage.
  • Since we are adding chocolate chips, do not add more sugar.
  • Mix well and allow this to boil for 2 minutes.
  • Since we have added cornflour and chocolate chips, keep stirring this so that it will not get stuck at the bottom.
  • After 2 minutes it will become thick and creamy.
  • Add vanilla essence and mix well.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Pour into serving glasses and serve hot.
  • In summer you can keep it inside the fridge and serve cold also.
  • Both ways kids loved it.

Video

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