John's Healthier Hot Chocolate
Basic Dark Chocolate Hot Chocolate Recipe v9, 25 Jan 2025
Makes 3 cups.
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 3 TBSP | Cacao powder |
| 3 TBSP | Dark semi-sweet chocolate chips, or any good chocolate |
| 1 TBSP | Pero or something similar (Postum?). Use a smaller amount of Pero if you are going to use only hot water without milk or creamer. |
| 1 TBSP | Chicory root granules, steeped in hot water and strained. Or try any coffee alternative such as those made from figs or peanuts. |
| 1/2 TSP | Monk fruit powder |
| 1/8 TSP | Stevia powder |
| 1/8 TSP | Vanilla bean powder or extract |
| 1/16 TSP | Salt |
| Varies | Add your choice of milk or creamer. I use embē organic unsweetened coconut milk from Walmart. My 2nd choice is Aroy-D coconut milk. It tastes good but contains an emulsifier (Polysorbate 60). |
| Varies | Add hot water until the total volume is 3 cups (24 fl oz) |
Optional flavor addition(s) as desired:
- Cinnamon
- Cocoa Butter?
- Toffee
- Carmel
- Marshmallows
- Peanut butter
- Chocolate truffle
- etc.Sugar content can be estimated from the chocolate chips plus the small amounts of natural sugars in the coconut milk and chicory root. Typically about 10 grams per serving plus any additions.Fiber content is about 3 g per 1.5-cup serving, from the cacao powder and the chocolate chips.-------------------------Can you help me improve my hot chocolate recipe?It’s intended to be a compromise between flavor and minimal sugar content.I'm looking for ways to make it taste better without adding sugar.Please try it and contact me with any feedback or suggestions.John Pitkin
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