Italian Coffee with Chocolate
Italian coffee with chocolate: equal parts strong hot coffee and Italian-style hot chocolate poured together, then crowned with whipped cream. A simplified take on Turin’s classic bicerin.
YIELD
4 servingsPREP
5 minCOOK
0 minREADY
5 minThis is the home cook’s take on bicerin, the layered Turin drink that combines espresso, thick Italian hot chocolate, and cream. The traditional version stays in stripes in a tall glass; this one pours everything into a mug and gives you the same flavor pairing without the layering.
The key word is “traditional” hot cocoa. Italian-style hot chocolate runs much thicker than American cocoa, often made with cornstarch or extra chocolate so a spoon almost stands up in it. Equal parts coffee and that kind of dense cocoa give a balanced drink, not a thin mocha. Start with watery cocoa and the coffee will steamroll it.
A cap of softly whipped cream holds the heat in and slowly melts down into the drink. Sip through the cream to catch a different ratio of bitter coffee, dark chocolate, and silky dairy in every mouthful.
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Ingredients
Directions
Combine ½ cup coffee and ½ cup cocoa in each 4 mugs.
Top with whipped cream if needed.
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