Classic Dutch Hot Chocolate (Warme Chocolademelk)
Recipe: #32670
June 23, 2019
Categories: Beverages, Dairy, Quick Meals, Fall/Autumn, Winter, Stove Top, Make it from a box, Chocolate more
"In the Netherlands, ordering a cup of steaming hot chocolate is just as easy as getting coffee or tea. While the drink is most popular as a fall and winter treat, hot cocoa with whipped cream is certainly enjoyed on rainy days year-round."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (193.2 g)
- Calories 270.2
- Total Fat - 13.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.8 g
- Cholesterol - 18.1 mg
- Sodium - 239.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 30.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 17 g
- Protein - 9.3 g
- Calcium - 223.1 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.
Step 2
Put the chocolate chips, cocoa, and 1/4 cup of the milk (about 60 ml) in a small saucepan over a medium heat.
Step 3
Allow the chocolate to melt into the milk while stirring with a wooden spoon.
Step 4
Add the rest of the milk and whisk lightly until well mixed and foamy.
Step 5
Add the brandy or rum, if using.
Step 6
Pour into small cups, top with whipped cream, dust with cinnamon, and serve piping hot.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.