{"id":14469,"date":"2018-01-04T19:13:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T00:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/?p=14469"},"modified":"2024-01-22T08:03:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T13:03:02","slug":"venezuelan-hot-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/en\/2018\/01\/04\/venezuelan-hot-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make Traditional Venezuelan Hot Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, I show you how to make Venezuelan hot chocolate. This is a thick and creamy beverage, perfect for breakfast or as a snack, especially when temperatures drop (better if you accompany it with\u00a0some good churros<\/a>.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since Miami woke up today at 49\u02daF, it seemed like the perfect temperature for a hot chocolate. When I turned on the TV, one of the day’s news was people lining up for hot chocolate and churros!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: As a member of the Amazon Associates Program and other affiliate programs, I receive compensation for products sold through affiliate links in this post at no cost to the buyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why you will love Venezuelan hot chocolate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, because there is nothing like a good cup of homemade hot chocolate. Our Venezuelan hot chocolate is thick, and has a creamy and velvety texture, and guess what? It is not too sweet! \u00a0Trust me: this belongs to the Olympus of the best hot chocolate recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you also make it with Venezuelan chocolate, made with Venezuelan cocoa beans, you will enjoy one of our traditional drinks, prepared with one of the best cocoa beans worldwide. This is pure chocolate glory for chocolate lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is Venezuelan hot chocolate different from other chocolates?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Our hot chocolate is the opposite of what is known as hot cocoa here in the United States: it is thick, creamy, and not too sweet. Nor is it similar to Mexican hot chocolate, with its grainy texture and scented with cinnamon, whole star anise cloves, and nutmeg. Nor Colombian hot chocolate, which is lighter in consistency, sweeter, and frothy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our chocolate is more similar to what is traditionally served in Spain. Before the first oil boom at the beginning of the 20th century, Venezuela was one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of cocoa. But, it must be said: the habit of drinking hot chocolate is something that we inherited from the Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients to make this chocolate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To make Venezuelan-style hot chocolate, you will need the following ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n