For me, Hot Chocolate is that once a year special drink on maybe Christmas day. I live in Arizona so we rarely have a reason to yearn for a hot drink to warm us up, but Hot Chocolate can be just special for a special time of year.

If you read what’s in most pre-packaged hot chocolate mixes you are not going to like what you find, at least we Wholetarians don’t appreciate the processed junk, so here is the simple clean version for Healthy n’ Hot Chocolate.

Healthy n' Hot Chocolate

 

Author:

Karly Blair

Yield: Makes 1 cup

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Ingredients

• 1 cup almond milk or wMilk of choice (I wouldn't use coconut milk)
• 1½ tsp cacao or carob powder
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup or more to taste (I like to add an extra 1 tsp) OR use honey, coconut sugar, coconut nectar or unrefined sugar of choice OR 5-6 drops of stevia.
• Dash of cinnamon (optional)
• ¼ tsp of vanilla (optional)
• 1 Tbsp of coconut milk (optional– makes it extra creamy)

Instructions

1. In a small pot on the stove, add all of the ingredients and whisk together until smooth.
2. Gently heat up until just warm enough to your liking.

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Marshmallow Topping

If you’re making a lot of hot chocolate for a group you may want to wow them by making whipped marshmallow frosting to pipe on top. See this recipe. 

Here is the Recipe for Real Whipped Cream that whips up real quickly.

Or use this recipe for Coconut whipped cream to put on top.

Photos by: Karly Blair

and Sam of Photographicsam