Tini’s Hot Chocolate Recipe · I’m a food blogger

It’s hot chocolate season! I love Tini’s mac and cheese, so when I saw Tini’s hot chocolate recipe recently, I had to try it.

Come winter, I love to be cozy on the sofa, with a warm blanket on my lap and decadent cup of homemade hot chocolate in my hands. If you’ve only ever had instant hot chocolate, trust me, it’s not as good as homemade. The only real way to make hot chocolate is from scratch. It’s thick, it’s creamy, it’s full of good chocolate, and once you’ve topped it with a dollop of soft whipped cream, all your worries will melt away.

Who is Tini and what is Tini’s hot chocolate?

Tini, aka Tini’s mac and cheese fame, is Tineke Yonger, the master creator of viral TikTok recipes who is an absolute beast at creating comfort food. Her mac and cheese is the ultimate comfort food, and her hot chocolate follows suit. Her hot chocolate recipe is at 16 plus million views and countless people have made it and sung its praises.

How to make Tini Hot Chocolate

1. Preparation – start by gathering all your ingredients and measuring them. Cut the chocolate and have a cup in hand. If you are going to make the mint whipped cream, I recommend doing this first so that your hot chocolate doesn’t cool while you are making it.
2. Warm – Add milk and heavy cream to a saucepan and heat gently over low heat. You want it warm, but not hot, so just be patient. When it starts to warm up, a little steam will start to rise. Stirring the milk and cream from time to time will help ensure that they don’t burn.
3. mix – Once the milk and cream are heated, stir in the cocoa powder and sugar until dissolved. You can use a whisk or a spoon, as per your choice.
4. melt – When the cocoa powder and sugar have dissolved, slowly add the chopped chocolate in batches, stirring or stirring so that it melts before adding more.
5. Thickening – Once all the chopped chocolate is melted, you want the hot chocolate to thicken a bit. Let it continue to heat over low heat, stirring occasionally, for about two minutes.
6. Enjoy – When the hot chocolate is thick and velvety it’s time to enjoy it! Pour into your favorite mug, top with your homemade mint whipped cream (if you have it), and enjoy!

Tini’s Hot Chocolate Ingredients

The beauty of Tini’s hot chocolate is that it has simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen – if it’s well stocked. There is nothing too complicated, all you need is:

Whole milk

Tini prefers whole milk, and so do I, because if you’re making homemade hot chocolate, you can go all the way. You can substitute in your favorite type of milk fat here, it won’t affect the taste, just the consistency. That said, if you substitute a milk alternative, the taste will definitely be different.

Heavy cream

Heavy cream, also known as heavy whipping cream, whipping cream, full-fat cream, or double cream, has the most milk fat of all creams. It’s what you use to make whipped cream and you’ll find it in the carton, next to the milk. It will give your hot chocolate a thick and creamy velvety texture.

Cocoa powder

Cocoa powder plus chocolate is what makes this hot chocolate extra decadent. Make sure you are using unsweetened cocoa powder, not sweetened cocoa powder or hot chocolate instant mix. The only ingredient your cocoa powder should have is cocoa powder. You’ll find it in the baking aisle, and if you’re into brownie baking, you probably already have some in your pantry.

Sugar

Since we use unsweetened cocoa powder and high cocoa chocolate, you need sugar to sweeten everything and bring all the flavors together. Regular granulated sugar is what Tini uses, but if you have brown sugar at home that will do too, just add a hint of molasses.

Chopped chocolate

You need a nice dark chocolate, at least 70% cocoa. The easiest thing to do is buy a bar of dark chocolate – the chocolate bars in the confectionery section of the supermarket are perfect for this. One you have a piece of chocolate, all you have to do is break it.

VANILLA

Tini uses vanilla bean paste, but if you just have vanilla extract on hand, that will do too! Vanilla paste is usually found in the baking aisle or online.

Homemade Peppermint Whipped Cream

If you are going to make Tini’s hot chocolate, please make her peppermint whipped cream to go on top. It’s the perfect minty, creamy counterpoint to the warm, rich cocoa.

Peppermint Cream Ingredients

heavy cream – good news, you can use the rest of your heavy cream carton to make whipped cream!
powdered sugar – powdered sugar dissolves very easily in the cream, but if you don’t have any, just use some granulated sugar. You won’t need that much, so start with 1/4 cup, taste and adjust as you go.
Vanilla extract – again, Tini uses vanilla bean paste, but regular vanilla extract will do too.
Peppermint extract – you need the least amount of peppermint extract because a little goes a long way.

How to make mint whipped cream

1. Add 1 cup heavy cream in a large bowl and mix until soft peaks form.
2. sift in 1/2 cup powdered sugar and beat until all the powdered sugar is dissolved.
3. mix in 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract.
4. dolls in your hot chocolate!

Tips and tricks

• If you don’t like thick hot chocolate, don’t use heavy cream, just use 2 cups of milk.
• Prepare the whipped cream – minty soft cream goes very well with hot chocolate.
• If you don’t like peppermint, leave it out, but make some homemade whipped cream anyway, because homemade whipped cream is amazing.
• Top with some chocolate chips, festive sprinkles or crushed candies.

That’s it! I’m so glad Tini sparked a whole renaissance of homemade hot chocolate. Homemade hot chocolate is so much better than packaged, and if you’ve never had it, you’ll be amazed. Homemade hot chocolate for life, I hope you try it!

xoxo
steph

Tini’s Hot Chocolate Recipe

Hot chocolate from scratch is the best and this recipe will not disappoint

It serves 1

Preparation Time 5 minutes min

Cooking time 5 minutes min

Total time 10 minutes min

• 1.5 CUP whole milk
• 0.5 CUP heavy cream
• 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoon sugar
• 2 oz chopped chocolate 70% cocoa is preferred
• 1/8 SPOON VANILLA

• Add the milk and cream to a heavy-bottomed saucepan and heat gently over low heat, just enough to warm the milk, being careful not to overheat. When the milk and cream are heated, stir in the cocoa powder and sugar until dissolved.

• Slowly add the chopped chocolate in small pieces, stirring and making sure it melts before adding more.

• Add a splash of vanilla and let it heat gently for another 2 minutes while the hot chocolate thickens. Remove from heat and pour into a cup. Enjoy as is or top with mint or marshmallow whipped cream.

Nutrition facts

Tini’s Hot Chocolate Recipe

Amount per service

Calories 756
Calories from fat 406

% Daily Value*

Fat 45.1 g69%

Saturated fat 27.6 g173%

cholesterol 91 mg30%

Sodium 90 mg4%

potassium 499 mg14%

Carbohydrates 84.8 g28%

Fiber 11.4 g48%

Sugar 67 gr74%

Protein 13.5 g27%

* Percent Daily Values ​​are based on a 2000 calorie diet.