Healthy (er!) hot chocolate

Hot chocolate was one of the things I most missed when I had to change my diet.  When I was feeling cold and tired (which happened a lot with undiagnosed hypothyroidism!), I would reach for my comforting, milky, sugar-and-caffeine laden beverage to keep me going.  Not a healthy thing to do to my body!

So now when I crave hot chocolate I reach for this – a natural plant based milk, no sweetener, and raw organic cacao powder.  And though I cannot in all good conscience call this truly ‘healthy’, I do know for sure that it is at least healthiER!

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Healthy (ish!) hot chocolate

I don't use any sweetener in this drink as the milk I love tastes naturally sweet. I like the 'dark chocolate' flavour this gives... if your milk is not naturally sweet then try sweetening it using a bit of honey, maple syrup or coconut sugar.

Course

Drinks

Cuisine

Vegan

Servings

person

Ingredients

• 1 mug coconut and rice milk I buy Plenish coconut milk as there are no nasty fillers and the rice in it makes it taste naturally sweet which I love
• 1 to 2 tsp cacao powder raw and organic, mmmmm!

Course Drinks Cuisine Vegan Servings person Ingredients 1 mug coconut and rice milk I buy Plenish coconut milk as there are no nasty fillers and the rice in it makes it taste naturally sweet which I love 1 to 2 tsp cacao powder raw and organic, mmmmm!

Instructions

1. Whisk the cacao powder into a small amount of your milk to form a paste, then add more milk to fill your mug and stir.
2. Pour into a saucepan and heat gently on the hob, or microwave it in your mug (make sure the mug's microwave safe first!) to your desired temperature.
3. Cosy up on the sofa under a snuggly blanket and enjoy every last sip. Preferably while reading 'Anne of Windy Willows' or some other idyllic book (all optional but very beneficial!).