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Drinking chocolate powder in a sealed tin, showing fine dark brown granules.

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Beverages

Drinking Chocolate

Sweet cocoa mix for warm, comforting hot chocolate

Sweet and chocolatey, this cocoa mix stirs into hot milk for a comforting cup of hot chocolate, or into cold for a chocolate milk. Keep the tin airtight and dry.

Drinking chocolate is a rich beverage made from real chopped or grated chocolate (or a high-cocoa chocolate powder) melted into hot milk or water — thicker, glossier, and far more intense than cocoa-powder 'hot chocolate' mixes, ranging from European-style 'sipping' chocolate so thick it coats a spoon to a smooth, deeply chocolatey drink. Because it's essentially molten chocolate in liquid form, it's a versatile dessert ingredient: it makes the base for mousses, ganache, sauces, and pots de crème, soaks cakes, enriches custards and ice cream, and lends genuine chocolate depth — more than cocoa powder alone — to any sweet dish.

Measured in: g
Storage: Airtight

Allergens

Dairy

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Types & varieties

Dark sipping chocolate

Thick, intense, high-cocoa — European style

Milk drinking chocolate

Sweeter, milder

Spiced (champurrado/Mexican)

Cinnamon and chili warmth

Powder vs. flaked

Convenience vs. real-chocolate texture

How to use in cooking

Because drinking chocolate is real chocolate in liquid (or ready-to-melt) form, it delivers fuller chocolate flavor than cocoa powder. Use it as the base for chocolate sauce, pots de crème, mousse, and ganache; whisk it into custards, ice cream, and panna cotta; or brush it (or fold it) into cakes and brownies for depth. Spiced versions (cinnamon, chili — Mexican-style champurrado or atole) add warmth. It's sweetened, so balance the recipe's sugar. Melt gently and avoid overheating, which can seize the chocolate.

How to choose

True drinking/sipping chocolate (made with real chocolate, high cocoa content) gives the richest results — look for a high cocoa percentage and minimal additives, distinct from sugary 'hot cocoa' mixes. Dark sipping chocolate is best for desserts where you control the sugar; sweetened milk-chocolate versions are sweeter. Spiced and single-origin drinking chocolates add distinctive character.

Common uses

Make a rich chocolate sauce or ganacheBase for mousse and pots de crèmeWhisk into custards or ice creamSoak or enrich chocolate cakesMake spiced champurrado or atolePour over churros or affogatoFlavor a chocolate panna cotta

Tips & pitfalls

Richer than cocoa powder — real chocolate means real depth.
It's sweetened — adjust the recipe's sugar.
Melt gently; overheating can seize the chocolate.
Spiced (cinnamon/chili) versions add warmth to desserts.

Nutrition

539kcal

Energy

2255 kJ · per 100 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 4%Carbs 46%Fat 50%

Protein

5.4g

11% DV

Carbs

62.4g

23% DV

Fat

29.7g

38% DV

Fiber

5.4g

19% DV

Sugars

54.1g

of which

Sodium

41mg

2% DV

Notable micronutrients

Vitamin E33% DV

Iron24% DV

Magnesium15% DV

Riboflavin (B2)13% DV

Phosphorus12% DV

Vitamin B1211% DV

Source · USDA FoodData Central · approx. Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread

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Good to know

Flavor: Rich, deep, glossy chocolate; bittersweet to sweet
Use in cooking: Mousse, ganache, sauces, custards, cakes, ice cream
Alcohol?: No
Substitute base: Melted chocolate + warm milk, or cocoa + sugar + milk
How to store: Powder/blocks: cool, dry, airtight; prepared: refrigerate, use in days

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