This is a super thick, lush mug of Italian hot chocolate that just slides down the throat nicely to warm the belly!

Cioccolata Calda - Italian hot chocolate!

70% or more cocoa solids chocolate pieces
Milk
Sugar (not too much mind you - one tablespoon of sugar is enough for 3 cups of milk)
Cornflour or arrowroot

Melt the chocolate slowly, adding milk slowly as you go. Add sugar and cornflour and stir til its thickened, should cover the back of a spoon. Whip up some double cream, add a dollop to your mug with sprinklings of vanilla bean sugar. YUM!

If you're the sort of cook that doesn't do so good winging it, google cioccolata calda recipes for specific quantities!