Hot chocolate

Name: Hot chocolate (Chocolate caliente)
Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients: 115 g/4 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate; 1 litre/1¾ pints/4 cups milk, or 500 ml/17 fl oz/2 cups milk and 500 ml/17 fl oz/2 cups coconut milk; 1 litre/1¾ pints/4 cups milk, or 500 ml/17 fl oz/2 cups milk and 500 ml/17 fl oz/2 cups coconut milk; 120 ml/8 tbsp sugar, or to taste

Chocolate caliente

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Colombia and Venezuela

By Patricia McCausland-Gallo

Published 2015

About

Colombia produces great chocolate, and Colombians love it, especially in the Andean region, where the climate is colder. Hot chocolate is usually made in a special hourglass-shaped pot, mixed to a froth with a wooden spoon. It is sometimes made with coconut milk.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate
1 litre/1¾

Americas
Colombia
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Drinks

Method

Break up the chocolate and place it with the milk and sugar in a pan over medium heat. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to minimum and simmer for 5 minutes, or until all the chocolate has melted.
Mix with a wire whisk to froth the milk, and