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French Hot Chocolate Recipe (Chocolat Chaud) Rich, dark, and silky, this Parisian style Drinking Chocolate is a thick, gourmet hot chocolate that is hard to put down!

French Hot Chocolate Recipe

chocolate

milk

heavy cream

brown sugar

vanilla extract

Break the chocolate into pieces and place in a sauce pot. Set the pot over medium-low heat and add the milk, cream, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.

Stir until the chocolate comes to a low simmer and the drinking chocolate is completely smooth and slightly thickened.

The drinking chocolate should be substantially thicker than classic hot chocolate, but not as thick as chocolate fondue. If it is too thin, simmer a little longer. If it is too thick, add another 1/4 cup milk. Ladle into mugs and enjoy immediately.

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This simple 5-ingredient French Hot Chocolate Recipe, AKA Drinking Chocolate, is a Parisian favorite and a must-make for Valentine’s Day!

French Hot Chocolate

The most decadent dark hot chocolate recipe that tastes just like the French hot chocolate found in Paris cafés. Intense, rich, and absolute heaven for any chocolate lover. Recipe based off of the famous Café Angelina in Paris.

sugar

espresso powder

bittersweet chocolate (at least 70%, chopped*)

Giant bowl of whipped cream (for serving)

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the whole milk, heavy cream, powdered sugar, and espresso powder until small bubbles appear around the edges. Do not allow the mixture to boil.

Remove from saucepan from the heat and stir in the chopped chocolate until melted, returning the sauce to low heat if needed for the chocolate to melt completely. Serve warm, topped with lots of whipped cream.

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Tastes good but I was hoping for it to be thicker. This is just the consistency of regular hot chocolate

This really nailed the Cafe Angelique recipe from Paris, which I’ve been working to replicate for a couple of decades now. What a delightful, well-researched find. Thank you so so much!!

Ps, I used whole milk Lactaid, which worked just fine, along with a 1/2 cup of heavy cream and 1 tsp of Espresso powder.

The taste was very nice and strong but the consistency was more like soup. It was quite difficult to drink. I think there is too much cream in the recipe!

I’ve had thick, decadent hot chocolate in Berlin in the past &amp; hoped this would be similar. It is delicious but waaaaay too thick to *sip.* Even with adding additional milk, it’s more a consistency somewhere between a ganache and a pudding. Too rich &amp; too bitter. (Probably my fault, used Lindt 85% dark.) I used a spoon to lick /eat this but it’s clawingly rich.  Will store the rest &amp; see about reheating &amp; adding more milk tomorrow.

This is more like a chocolate truffle drink than the kind of hot chocolate we’re used to in America (I know it’s French!). It’s very thick, and *very* rich. You can’t have more than a few sips (and I love rich things!!). It is delicious!  However, if you’re like me and are looking for just a very good cup of hot chocolate that doesn’t taste like Swiss Miss, half the chocolate in this recipe will give you something closer to what you’re looking for. Still very rich! But more drinkable and probably the best cup of hot chocolate you’ve ever had.

The choice of chocolate is questionable. I was hoping the thickness and richness of the cream and whole milk would balance out the bitterness of it, but the drink just ended up tasting mostly bitter despite the extra confectioners sugar. It also did not look like the picture shown, which I’m sure is just a random stock photo. The drink was somewhat thicker than standard hot cocoa, but it was nowhere near as thick as the images on this page imply. Would definitely not make this one again.

this was so rich and creamy! i used ghirardelli dark chocolate chips and it still worked! the little bit of espresso made the flavour so nice.

Oh my, just made a batch and I have to say it rivals any I’ve had   I used Fortunato #4 68% and it was thick and delicious, my wife and sipped a cup and just were left speechless😎

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The most decadent dark European hot chocolate recipe that tastes just like the French hot chocolate in Paris cafes! Creamy, thick drinking chocolate recipe.

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How to make an authentic homemade chocolat chaud, just like the ones we enjoy in Paris. No sugar is needed, as the addition of vanilla is sweet enough, letting the quality of the chocolate shine. Ensure you use full fat milk, not half and half, for the ultimate French hot chocolate experience.

300 ml (10 fl oz/ 1 ¼ cup) whole milk

g (3.5 ounces

sea salt (fleur de sel)

vanilla extract (or powder)

nutmeg

Heat the milk in a medium saucepan, being careful not to boil it. Add the salt, vanilla and nutmeg, if using, and gently whisk in the chopped chocolate pieces to melt using a hand whisk over a gentle, slow simmer.

Once the chocolate has melted, as you whisk, the consistency will still be liquid. So carry on whisking gently, creating a little foam, for at least 5 minutes or until the mixture thickens.

As soon as the thickness is to your liking, pour into little jugs or directly into cups and serve immediately.

Makes the hot chocolate I spent a kidney on in Les Deux Magots look sorry for itself

With the winter weather this is a must and a beautiful recipe
Thank you Jill Colonna for sharing

When the weather is Baltic this is must recipe : thank you for sharing this amazing recipe Jill Colonna

So many happy memories of having a hot chocolate at Angelina’s but have to admit it was pretty rich. I love this as it’s decadent but not too sweet. Love it!

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