Cold Italian Hot Chocolate with Orange-Cardamom Ice Cream

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A Passion for Ice Cream

By Emily Luchetti

Published 2006

  • About

Italians use cocoa powder, sugar, water, milk, and cornstarch in their hot chocolate. The result is a thick beverage unlike the thin, milky American version, yet much lighter than cream-based hot chocolates. Italian hot chocolate is just as good cold as it is hot. The cocoa powder gives it a slight bitter edge, which can be rounded off by adding more sugar if you prefer, though the bitter bite is a nice contrast to the sweetness of the ice cream.