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    Chocolate con Leche (How to Make Hot Chocolate)

    Cholate con leche (creamy spiced hot cocoa) recipe.

    En Español Recipe ↆ

    Let me show you how to make hot chocolate using cocoa in and a wonderful combination of spices for a lovely comforting drink. Chocolate con leche espeso (creamy Dominican spiced hot cocoa) is an easy, flavorful drink perfect to warm our bones during these colder days.

    2 cups of chocolate espeso (creamy spiced hot cocoa).
    Chocolate espeso (hot chocolate).

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    1. Why we ❤️ it
    2. Variations
    3. Top tips
    4. Serving suggestions
    5. About this recipe
    6. Video
    7. Recipe
    8. FAQs

    Why we ❤️ it

    This thick, spicy Dominican milk cocoa was a favorite in my parents' home. Many times mami would serve it for breakfast, or dinner, and it was always a comforting drink. It is perfect on the cooler days of the year.

    "Ya se siente la brisa" (we can feel the breeze) is the Dominican phrase we use to signal the change in the season and the atmosphere of the holidays. Not having much of a winter, we still enjoy cooler temperatures, shorter days, and general merriment. Time to dust off baking utensils, hot drinks, and long cooking, and make this homemade hot chocolate recipe.

    Variations

    Each home may have different touches to their own recipe for this milk chocolate drink, so you can try to adapt it to your own preferences.

    Vegan hot chocolate

    Although not a traditional way of making this, you can substitute milk for soy, rice or almond milk for a dairy-free vegan version. Bear in mind the taste will differ from the traditional one.

    Coconut milk, however, just doesn't go well in this drink, in my opinion.

    Low carb cocoa

    For lower carbohydrates content, you may try it with your preferred sweetener instead of sugar.

    A cup of chocolate espeso (creamy spiced hot cocoa).
    Pouring chocolate espeso (creamy spiced hot cocoa).

    Chocolate espeso (creamy spiced hot cocoa).

    Top tips

    You can make this recipe with either semi-sweet chocolate bars, dark chocolate bars, or unsweetened cocoa powder, you may need to adapt the quantity depending on the brand you use and your preferred level of chocolate flavor.

    You can add a tablespoon of vanilla extract if you want, some people do.

    We typically make this with cinnamon sticks, but you can use a teaspoon of cinnamon powder instead if you so prefer.

    Serving suggestions

    Ah, and thanks to Aunt Ilana's husband for bringing me a batata asada (roasted sweet potato) from El Cibao. Talk about flashbacks. My grandmother used to serve everyone a cup of hot chocolate with batata asada for breakfast, and my mom with pan de agua, which we dipped in the chocolate.

    This recipe also goes great with Arepa or Pan de maíz (cornmeal cakes), perfect as breakfast or snack.

    About this recipe

    My mom didn't add ginger to her chocolate con leche espeso; this is something I tried myself and liked. It's quite subtle, nothing like ginger tea, but this being the holiday season, you know ginger has to be part of it. It works.

    If you have a secret tip that makes your hot chocolate great, please share in the comments.

    Buen provecho!

    Tia Clara

    Video

    Recipe

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    Hot chocolate (Dominican cocoa with milk).
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    Chocolate con Leche [Recipe + Video] Hot Chocolate Dominicano

    By: Clara Gonzalez
    Learn how to make hot chocolate Dominicano con leche, a creamy, spiced, easy, and comforting hot cocoa that is perfect to warm our bones during these colder days. A modern version of my mom's classic.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Breakfast, Drinks
    Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican, Latino
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 354 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 3 cup evaporated milk
    • 6 cloves
    • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
    • ½ cup sugar (white, granulated)
    • A pinch of salt
    • 2 sticks cinnamon
    • 4 slices fresh ginger root
    • ½ cup chopped unsweetened chocolate, or cocoa powder
    • 1½ cup water

    Instructions
     

    Mixing ingredients

    • Mixing ingredients
      In a medium saucepan or small pot combine milk, cloves, cornstarch, sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, chocolate, and 1½ cups of water.
      Whisk to combine.

    Boiling

    • Boiling chocolate (cocoa)
      Heat over low heat and simmer, stir constantly until the chocolate melts (or the cocoa dissolves) and the hot cocoa mix starts to thicken a bit (about 10 mins, from the time it breaks a boil).
      Sieve and pour into 4 mugs and serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 354kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 14gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 230mgPotassium: 136mgFiber: 2gSugar: 44gVitamin A: 15IUCalcium: 69mgIron: 2.9mg

    Nutritional information is calculated automatically based on ingredients listed. Please consult your doctor if you need precise nutrition information.

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    FAQs

    Do you make hot chocolate with milk or water?

    Hot chocolate can be made with either milk or water. We have a non-dairy Chocolate de agua recipe (water chocolate), and a milk chocolate mix hot drink.

    Can you make hot chocolate with almond milk?

    Yes, you can substitute almond milk for milk in this recipe. The flavor will be different, but it is still very good.

    How to make hot chocolate with powder?

    To use cocoa powder instead of chocolate you just have to follow the same process for both recipes, buy you may need to adjust the amount of cocoa powder to your liking.

    Published Dec 1, 2016, revised Nov 29, 2022

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    Edited: Nov 29, 2022 | Publish: Oct 11, 2022

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