If chocolate is a necessary gift for Valentine's Day, then hot chocolate is the most romantic drink. After taking a sip, the aroma of cocoa erupted in the mouth, and there was a smooth milky fragrance under the scalding temperature.

Hot chocolate is a beverage, generally hot. A typical hot chocolate is a mixture of milk, chocolate or cocoa powder and sugar. Some hot chocolates have hazelnuts on top, which is very popular.

Hot chocolate is a relatively common drink in life. It can be drunk properly in life. There are many benefits of hot chocolate to the body. Let’s take a look at it together.

1. Supplementary energy

Hot chocolate is relatively high in calories. For patients with hypoglycemia, drinking a cup of hot chocolate properly can quickly replenish the energy needed by the body.

Drinking hot chocolate can also relieve hunger. If it is a pregnant woman before childbirth, drinking a cup of hot chocolate also has the effect of quickly replenishing energy.

2. Relieve fatigue

If you have a lot of work pressure or you often do some heavy physical work, you may be accompanied by physical and mental fatigue. By drinking a cup of hot chocolate, which contains caffeine, you can increase the excitability of the nervous system.

Since hot chocolate contains more sugar and high calories, eating too much will also cause certain harm to the body.

1. Affect digestion

Hot chocolate contains a certain amount of fat and calories. If you consume too much at one time, it may affect normal digestion, such as indigestion.

2. To cause disease

Hot chocolate is a sweet food, and if you eat too much, it may cause symptoms of mouth ulcers and nosebleeds.

Hot chocolate is very simple to make. Let's introduce a method of caramel hazelnut hot chocolate.

Ingredients:

20g butter

20g flour

400ml milk

100g dark chocolate

30g hazelnuts

5g white sugar

5g water

10g cream

appropriate amount of cinnamon powder

practice:

1. In a heavy-bottomed pot, add a tablespoon of water to a tablespoon of sugar and heat over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Do not stir.

2. About 5 minutes or so, amber caramel will form in the pot, set aside for later use.

3. Heat another pan over medium-high heat, add the hazelnuts and bake for about a minute before adding the caramel.

4. Stir well to caramelize the hazelnuts and place them on parchment paper to cool.

5. Shake the caramel while cooking, do not stir. If the pot is large, you can make more and pour it into a glass bottle and store in the refrigerator.

6. After the butter is melted over a low heat, add the flour, keep the heat low for 3-4 minutes, and keep stirring.

7. First add 100ml of milk and stir well to get a thick mixture.

8. Gradually add the remaining milk until it boils, stirring constantly.

9. Add in the dark chocolate cut into small pieces in advance, so that the chocolate is completely melted and mixed.

10. Stir well, pour into a mug, add a tablespoon of fresh cream on top, sprinkle with cinnamon powder, and add a few caramel hazelnuts.

When the cold winter hits, make a cup of this caramel hazelnut hot chocolate and let it warm your stomach so it won't get colder this winter.