Healthy Hot Chocolate
Tonight after our awesome quinoa dinner, I had a sweet craving. Instead of going for an apple or cinnamon tea like usual, I decided to have what I really wanted: hot chocolate. But I made it using this healthy recipe from Cameron, and it hit the spot! I followed this recipe but added a couple drops of organic peppermint extract (careful, it’s STRONG) and enjoyed it immensely, and without guilt.
- 2 cups plain almond milk
- 2 Tbsp. unsweetened dark chocolate powder (or, even better, raw cacoa powder)
- 1 Tbsp. agave nectar (or more or less depending on how sweet you want it)
If you have a Vitamix blender, then it is beyond easy to stick all of the ingredients in the blender and turn it on and voila! Vitamix blenders will literally heat up the mixture and make your hot chocolate for you.
If you don’t, just put the almond milk and chocolate powder in a sauce pan and stir. I like to add in the agave at the last minute so you don’t literally cook it. If it does not seem to want to mix, then put it in a regular blender for a bit and back into the sauce pan.
Source: Cameron Rupprecht
