The Best Hot Chocolate Ever! (and it's healthy)

I love to have a bit of dark chocolate after dinner as a little treat, but when you are me and you are trying to cut as much sugar out as possible you struggle to find a substitute, especially for the colder months.  Recently when browsing through the web site of my favorite healthy chef Teresa Cutter I stumbled across the below yummy hot chocolate recipe.   I made it for the 1st time last night and now I am hooked! 


What's fantastic about this recipe is the great health benefits you get from cocoa powder as it contains, calcium, zinc, iron, potassium, beta-carotene as well as magnesium which can help with bone mineralization, immune function and muscle contraction.   


Think of this healthy hot chocolate as your reward for all your hard work with your diet and fitness, don't worry it won't add to your waist line as it contains little to no sugar.

Serves 2

1 cup (250 ml / 8  1/2 oz) milk – your choice of almond or any nut or seed milk, coconut, rice, organic dairy
1 cup (250 ml / 8  1/2 oz) water
1 heaped tablespoon quality cocoa powder or raw cacoa powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or 1 teaspoon extract
1 teaspoon honey or a few drops stevia to taste

Combine milk, water, cocoa, cinnamon and vanilla into a small pot.
Heat gently.
Pour into serving cups and enjoy.
Sweeten with a little honey or stevia to taste.

Nutrition per serve (calculated using reduced fat organic milk)
Protein: 5.6 g
Total fat: 2.2 g
Saturated: 1.4 g
Carbs: 13.2 g
Calories: 93
kilojoules: 390