Italian Hot Cocoa Recipe – Cioccolato Caldo

This Italian hot cocoa recipe is thick and rich. By using dark chocolate chips and white chocolate chips, you get a creamy smooth hot chocolate finish and also perfect blend of sweetness. Add our Rodelle Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream to really top it off!

  • Easy
  • 10 mins
  • 1 servings
Angle shot of italian hot coco in a clear glass mug with handle. Piped on top of the hot cocoa is vanilla bean whipped cream and dusted with Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa. Surrounding the hot cocoa is a small sifter with baking cocoa, two small white plates, one more mug of hot cocoa, and white and dark chocolate chips.
Italian hot cocoa in a clear glass mug, piped with vanilla bean whipped cream and dusted with baking cocoa. Behind the hot cocoa is Rodelle's Gourmet Dutch Processed Baking Cocoa.
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 ounce white chocolate
  • 1 tsp Rodelle Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cups milk
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Directions
  1. In a small saucepan over low heat, add the cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla extract, and ½ cup of milk.
  2. Heat until the sugar melts and no lumps remain, stirring well.
  3. Bring to a low boil, stirring constantly; add the remaining milk.
  4. Turn off the heat; add the chopped chocolate, and white chocolate stirring until smooth.