Nutella Hot Chocolate

Something warm and toasty for your winter mornings. In honor of World Nutella Day.


I've eliminated such things from my diet but that's no reason to stop inflicting my cravings upon my kids. So, if you don't mind, we're going to curl up here in our little corner of the world with some Nutella Hot Chocolate. 

Nutella Hot Chocolate

1 cup milk

2 tbsp Nutella

1 heaped teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

a good pinch of sea salt

Combine everything together in a saucepan over medium-low heat & stir until combined and warmed through. How easy is that!

World Nutella Day started in 2007 as the Brainchild of Sara of Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle of Bleeding Espresso. Don't forget to check out the Nutella Day Flickr Pool or the Nutella Day Facebook Page for lots of inspiring posts by bloggers from around the world. Happy Drooling!

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Cioccolata Calda - Italian Hot Chocolate

Real Mothers don't eat quiche;

they don't have time to make it. 

Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils 

Are probably in the sandbox.

Real Mothers often have sticky floors, 

Filthy ovens and happy kids.

Real Mothers know that dried play dough

doesn't come out of carpets. 

Real Mothers don't want to know what

The vacuum just sucked up...

Real Mothers sometimes ask, 'Why me?'

And get their answer with a little

Voice that says, 'Because I love you best...'

Happy Mothers Day! 

Moms, treat yourself to some decadent Italian Hot Chocolate today - you deserve it. 

I made this today as requested by my son: 

Italian Hot Chocolate or Cioccolata Calda 

From the recipe at Bell'alimento

100g good quality chocolate with 70% cocoa or higher, roughly chopped

1.5 cups whole milk

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tsp cornstarch

Heat the milk in a small saucepan over medium heat till bubbles form on the sides. Add in the sugar at this point and stir until dissolved.

In a small cup, mix the cornstarch with a few tablespoons of the warm milk and return the mixture to the saucepan, stirring for 2-3 minutes till the milk thickens a little. 

Turn heat to low & add in the chopped chocolate. Stir, remove from heat and continue to stir until the chocolate is dissolved. 

Pour into cups and consume immediately.