Reviewed: May 25, 2012

Beautiful blend! Use 1.5 tblspn raw sugar rather than white - richer and sweeter! Also pop two marshmallows and leave to melt for five minutes before drinking. Delicious! I personally found this extremely sweet as I love 85% cocoa chocolate haha but most people (including my housemates) think it's perfect! To get the thick consistency, I slowly heated the milk/cocoa/sugar until it JUST began to boil, then I quickly turned the heat down to a strong simmer/gentle boil, whisked in the pure corn flour (make sure it'd not wheaten corn flour) for 2 mins and then boiled quite vigorously for exactly 3 minutes. The mixture doubled in size whilst it was boiling. Oh and I also used skim milk! PS. have some hot milk handy for thos who can't handle it's intensity and need to 'tone it down' hehe

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Emma L H

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2012

Was very excited to try this recipe as Italian hot chocolate is my favorite in the world. There is only one place in NYC I have found that makes their hot chocolate like they do in Italy, but they charge $5 a cup. I was hoping this would be a good home alternative. However it took FOREVER for the mixture to thicken... by the time we drank it, it was absolutely scalding hot! Maybe the ratio needs to be tweaked? Anyway, besides that the taste was really nice, but not exactly like the Italians do it.

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PSCALZI

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Weston, Connecticut, USA

Living In: New York, New York, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2012

I loved this. Very dark chocolatey thick flavor. The consistency was like warm pudding. i always have these ingredients in the cabinet, which is a plus. I used to drink this when I traveled to Italy and Malta. Until now, I had been drinking warm pudding until I found this recipe. It satisfies my fix. I added a splash of vanilla, touch of cinnamon and salt, and used 2 tbls of sugar. Will definitely make again. Top with a few mini marshmallows or whip cream and enjoy.

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Iluv2cook

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2011

More of a syrupy texture than a pudding texture, but who wants to drink pudding anyway? This recipe made a fine hot chocolate, and it works well with dark cocoa powder as well! It'll definitely take the edge off any chocoholic's craving.

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tresbeau

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2011

Absolutely amazing! You'll never settle for instant cocoa again. The first time I made it I was out of corn starch so I substituted coconut flour, big mistake! Flour leaves it with a grainy taste. Leave it as is, with the addition of a few grains of coarse sea salt to balance the chocolate. Oh, find a bulk foods store and get a good cocoa powder, not the canned baking stuff. Your taste buds will thank you!

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snaffles

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2011

This was pretty good. Next time I will try adding some vanilla.

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kellieann

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Manson, Washington, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2011

this is so good, I add cinnamon and chilli powder to mine.. a little vanilla to the kids. very RICH..the kids also wanted it a little sweeter..

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Nadia Taijeron

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Hampton, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2011

I will definatelly make this again!

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NATASA. GR

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2011

YUM! I put in 3 Tbsp sugar instead of the 1 1/2 the recipe calls for and added a splash of vanilla extract and a splash of peppermint extract. The only thing that could have made this better would have been if I had any whipped cream to put on top.

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mommaKB

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2011

This was tough since I thought it was a 2 star & hubby gave it a 4 star. Does take time because of the slow simmer to make & you need to love chocolate. I guess I expected something different that what it turned out to be.

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