Best Ever Hot Chocolate
Rich, creamy hot chocolate made with real chocolate and milk. For an extra indulgent version, substitute bittersweet chocolate for deeper flavor.
This recipe is American style, beverage, scaled for 8 servings, with 5 min prep and 5 min cook.
Prep: 5 min · Cook: 5 min · Total: 10 min · Serves: 8
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include milk, water, instant nonfat dry milk powder, semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Follow all 5 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 8 servings.
Ingredients
- 4 cups milk
- 1 cup water
- 0.5 cup instant nonfat dry milk powder
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 0.25 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup whipped cream (for topping)
- 8 pieces cookies (optional, for serving)
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine milk, water, dry milk powder, chocolate chips, sugar, and cornstarch.
- Heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a gentle boil.
- Reduce heat to low and cook, whisking occasionally, until slightly thickened (about 1–2 minutes).
- Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream.
- Serve with cookies if desired.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 220
- Protein: 6 g
- Fat: 9 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.