Hot Chocolate Bar

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Breakfast in Bed

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (12)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 25 min

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Ingredients

Hot Chocolate:

4 1/2 cups whole milk
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup sugar

Garnishes:

Espresso shots
1 toffee candy bar, crumbled (recommended: Heath Bar)
Mini marshmallows
Cinnamon-Sugar, recipe follows

Make the hot chocolate:

Directions

In a medium saucepan, heat 4 cups of the milk over low heat, being very careful not to let the milk boil. In a small bowl, mix together the cocoa, sugar, and the remaining 1/2 cup milk. Add the cocoa mixture to the warm milk, and continue to warm the cocoa until hot.

Pour into 4 mugs and serve along with the garnishes.

For the hot chocolate bar:

On a large serving tray, arrange the mugs of hot chocolate, a small pitcher of espresso shots, a bowl of crumbled toffee candy bar, a bowl of mini-marshmallows, and a bowl of Cinnamon-Sugar. Invite your guests to flavor and garnish their hot chocolate as they desire.

Cinnamon-Sugar:

1 vanilla bean
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Cut the vanilla bean in half, lengthwise. Using the back of a knife, scrape along the inside of the vanilla bean to collect the seeds. Scrape vanilla bean seeds into a small bowl. Add sugar and cinnamon and stir to combine. Set aside in a small serving bowl.

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irem rockville, MD 01-04-2010
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Cioccolata Densa
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I don't like american version of hot chocolate which is extremely sweet and tasteless. This recipe is just another version of... traditional amercian hot chocolate. I would expect the real hot chocolate recipe from an italian chef which is cioccolata densa. Read more
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Heidi Easton, CT 11-23-2009
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"BEAST HOT CHOCOLATE BAR EVER!"
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

THIS IS GREAT!
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Raina West Olive, MI 09-26-2009
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Simple and delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is how I'm making hot chocolate from now on. It was lump-free and very smooth. I added about a teaspoon of hot cocoa mix... with some coffee flavor, but I left the rest of the recipe alone. My father loved it, and he's not a big hot chocolate person. No more Swiss Miss for us! Thanks Giada! <3Read more
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Anonymous 08-18-2007
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weekend chef
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

my family loved the choices of toppings -- it made a simple preparation feel extravgent!
recipe Hot Chocolate Bar
Kendra Newcastle, WA 07-22-2007
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Yummmy....
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used soy milk instead of whole milk. I always wondered how to get those lumps out of the hot chocolate. This recipe does it... for sure.Read more
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Anonymous 07-21-2007
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Very Good....
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I enjoyed the cocoa very much. I did feel that it need to be little sweeter so I added a bit more sugar. I will be making... this again for my family.Read more