Homemade Hot Chocolate
By Joe
Source: King Arthur Baking — Charlotte Rutledge, Homemade Hot Chocolate.
A homemade hot chocolate recipe for 7 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Mix. Sieve together all of the ingredients and mix till well blended.
- 2
Mix (2). Mix cocoa mix into (4 tablespoons) 1 cup (227g) hot milk.
- 3
Finish. Garnish using marshmallow; or whipped cream and a scatter of cocoa powder, if wanted.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.25 g salt per 100 ml (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 ml of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 32 ml a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving: about 32–39 mg caffeine (serving: 1 cup). Source: per serving 5 g cocoa × USDA FDC SR Legacy #169593 (cocoa powder, 230 mg/100 g) or #169594 (Dutch-processed cocoa, 78 mg/100 g), plus 32.5 g dark chocolate × #170272 (60–69% cacao, 86 mg/100 g); the lower figure is for Dutch-processed cocoa.
- Scaling: making more servings does not change the caffeine in each serving; what counts is how many servings you drink in a day. 1 serving: 32–39 mg · 2 servings: 64–78 mg · 3 servings: 96–117 mg · 4 servings: 128–156 mg.
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. 1 serving = 8–10 % of 400 mg. EFSA
21.5 g per serving
43 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 86 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 142 kcal |
| Protein | 3.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 28.2 g |
| of which sugars | 24.7 g |
| of which free sugars | 21.5 g |
| Fat | 3 g |
| of which saturates | 1.8 g |
| Fibre | 2.3 g |
| Salt | 0.08 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2.3 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
