Healthy Holiday Hot Chocolate

‘Tis the season for chocolate and other holiday treats.  Here is one of my favourite healthy holiday indulgences.

I am calling this healthy holiday hot chocolate, but my husband would tell you that I drink this all year long because it is soooo good.

The basic recipe is cacao, raw honey, coconut oil and sea salt with hot water and almond or coconut milk.  I often make it with cinnamon and cayenne for additional digestive and health enhancing properties throughout the year.  During the holidays I love to add peppermint extract or peppermint steeped tea (boil water and steep two peppermint tea bags for 1 minute before adding to the mix) in place of cinnamon and cayenne.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp of raw unsweetened cacao powder
  • 1 tbsp organic coconut oil
  • 1-2 tsp raw honey
  • pinch of sea salt
  • pinch of cinnamon (optional)
  • pinch of cayenne (optional)
  • 1/8tsp vanilla extract (optional)
  • 1/8 tsp peppermint extract (optional)
  • 1 cup of boiling water
  • ¼ to 1/3 cup unsweetened almond or coconut milk

Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a nutribullet, blender, hand blender cup and blend for 20 seconds or you may combine all ingredients in a pot and whisk until all ingredients are combined.
  2. Serve and enjoy.

May you all have a very happy and healthy holiday season.

 

Kristen Tait, Holistic Nutritionist