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    Home > Cakes, Desserts & Treats

    Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts

    Published: Oct 23, 2017 · Modified: Nov 26, 2020 by Nicky Corbishley

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    This Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts is thick, creamy and the best chocolate fix ever!

    This Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts is thick, creamy and the best chocolate fix ever!

    This post was sponsored by Hotel Chocolat's Tasting Club.

    Have you ever tried thick Italian hot chocolate? It's almost custard-like in texture, but like, 5 million times better than custard (and I love custard).

    Made with an embarrassing amount of chocolate, it's just the thing for a weekend treat.

    This Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts is thick, creamy and the best chocolate fix ever!

    I've made it a few times before. Regular chocolate flavour is perfectly delish, but I like to add in a little extra flavour. Sometimes orange, sometimes peppermint........

    ...........this time kirsch and hazelnut

    Inspired by one of the chocolates in the Hotel Chocolat subscription box I received recently (Cherry Hazelnut Daiquiri flavour), I went with the addition of kirsch in the hot chocolate plus kirsch-soaked cherries and chopped hazelnuts on top.

    This Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts is thick, creamy and the best chocolate fix ever!

    Figuring out a chocolate themed recipe to go with a box of chocolates might have been my favourite task of the week!

    A great idea as an Xmas gift for chocolate lovers, the Hotel Chocolat Tasting Club Subscription box has some brilliant flavour combinations. Banoffee pie, Peach & Jasmine and Raspberry Pannacotta to name but a few.

    I'd also like to tell you how much I enjoyed the little chocolate gemstones that came free with the box. But unfortunately Gracey scoffed them.
    In fairness to her, I'd left them open in the kitchen, and she was doing the washing up for me at the time, and she is a chocoholic like me. But even so!!

    This Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts is thick, creamy and the best chocolate fix ever!

    I'll remember to hide my chocolate next time!

    Fortunately the rest of the box of chocolates, along with this Italian hot chocolate were enough to give me my sweet fix.
    Serve it as a dessert, or tell yourself it's a drink (that you need to drink with a spoon ????) either way, this one isn't for sharing!

    And if you have any chocolates left (didn't happen in our house) you could always make some of these.

    This Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts is thick, creamy and the best chocolate fix ever!

     The Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts Recipe:

    This Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts is thick, creamy and the best chocolate fix ever!

    Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    This Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts is thick, creamy and the best chocolate fix ever! Gluten free too!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 2 cups
    Calories 716 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
    • 2 tbsp sugar
    • 150 g milk (semi-sweet) chocolate chips
    • 4 tsp kirsch
    • 480 ml milk
    • 2 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch

    To Serve:

    • 4 tbsp whipped cream
    • 8 kirsch cherries - from a jar of cherries soaked in kirsch, threaded onto two cocktail sticks
    • 2 tbsp hazelnuts - roughly chopped

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Place the cocoa powder, sugar, chocolate chips, kirsch, and milk in a small saucepan. Heat over a low heat, stirring slowly until the chocolate is melted and the liquid is hot, but not boiling.
    • Mix the cornflour with four tablespoons of cold water in a small bowl to make a slurry.
    • With the hot chocolate still over the heat, slowly pour in the cornflour mixture a little at a time, whilst stirring with a whisk, until you get a thick, but pourable consistency (like custard).
    • Pour the hot chocolate into two cups and spoon on the whipped cream. Sprinkle on the chopped hazelnuts and place a cocktail stick with the cherries on top. Serve immediately.

    ✎ Notes

    Nutritional Information is per serving.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 716kcalCarbohydrates: 88gProtein: 13gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 157mgPotassium: 467mgFiber: 4gSugar: 72gVitamin A: 625IUVitamin C: 1.1mgCalcium: 383mgIron: 2.1mg
    Keywords Hot Chocolate
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    This Luxurious Italian Hot Chocolate with Kirsch and Hazelnuts is thick, creamy and the best chocolate fix ever!

     

     

    This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Hotel Chocolat. The opinions and text are all mine.

    Hi I’m Nicky

    I love to cook and I want to share with you my favourite, delicious family friendly recipes. I want to inspire you to create fantastic food for your family every day.

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    1. TC says

      October 16, 2018 at 7:44 am

      5 stars
      Gorgeous thick hot chocolate, so comforting.

      Reply
    2. Kayla says

      November 01, 2017 at 1:06 am

      Why are you calling this thick hot chocolate? Why not call it what it is...chocolate pudding?

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        November 01, 2017 at 5:04 pm

        Hi Kayla,
        I live in the UK (presuming you're in the US?) - we don't refer to pudding in the same way. Do you serve your pudding hot? If so, then certainly they may be similar.
        However, the hot chocolate is based on the classic Italian Hot Chocolate - ciocolata calda.
        Thanks, Nicky

        Reply
      • Malibu says

        December 06, 2022 at 5:13 pm

        5 stars
        If you've never had it in Italy....... This is exactly the consistency of their ciocolata calda.

        Reply
    3. cookie says

      October 31, 2017 at 5:43 pm

      Hi Nicky,
      I am in love with your post.
      Hot Chocolate and Hotel Chocolat box = Heaven!
      Thank you for the recipe.

      Reply

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