Hot Chocolate Coffee (Healthy)
Can you believe December is here?? I can almost hear the Christmas bells ringing! With all the delicious comfort food and drinks available it has never become this easy to side track your health goals. Don’t get me wrong of course we all enjoy our best Christmas family recipes to enjoy with friends and family but we can also add a little bit of balance right? So here is a decadent hot chocolate coffee with no added sugar for your health goals, let’s get started!
INGREDIENTS:
Oat milk 240 ml: because of its natural thicker texture of oat milk for this recipe it will be our milk of choice, and it compliments really well with the chocolate coffee flavors :)
French roast instant coffee 1 tsp: French roast variety has a really nice aromatic notes that you just want to drink by just smelling it, so this was perfect for our hot chocolate coffee it will make it not only taste but also smell delicious!
Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tsp: in my opinion this is the best top tier chocolate powder available and I mean is there anything better than Hershey’s? Feel free to add more if you like your chocolate flavor a little stronger :)
Zero calorie sweetener: you can use any sweetener that you have available, for this recipe I used the liquid stevia by the Splenda brand and it was just what I was looking for.
Cinnamon (optional): if you have a sweet spot for cinnamon like I do, you can add this as a last step to your frothed milk layer on your cup and you can also with the help of stencils get extra creative or festive and have fun with your cinnamon decor :)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Pour your cup of oat milk on a sauce pan on low heat while slowly stirring.
Right when you see a little steam coming out turn off the heat to place the rest of the ingredients.
Put your cocoa powder, instant coffee and your zero calorie sweetener and stir slowly until everything is incorporated
Once everything is mixed together wait for it to cool down enough to serve :) don’t forget to wear health gloves!
In your Christmas cup of choice serve your hot chocolate coffee and then proceed to fluffy it up with the help of your hand frother, this will naturally create the thick velvety texture we love on our hot chocolate and it will also make the extra puffy layer at the top in which you can sprinkle your cinnamon :)
I hope you enjoy this recipe by your Christmas tree and may every sip bring your joy and comfort :) until next time!
Kindly,
Tayde