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Healthy Hot Chocolate {5 Ways}

5 healthy hot chocolate recipes made with delicious and nutritious ingredients you already have in your pantry

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Looking for a healthy hot chocolate recipe? Look no further than these 5 healthy versions including banana hot chocolate, peppermint hot chocolate, chai hot chocolate and more! All made with healthy, nutritious ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry!

Ingredients

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Vanilla Bean Coconut Hot Chocolate:

  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp raw cacao
  • 1 vanilla bean, scraped
  • 1 tbsp coconut butter
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Chai-Spiced Hot Chocolate:

  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1 tbsp raw cacao
  • 1 tsp chai spice mix (1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp nutmeg, 1/8 tsp cloves, 1/4 tsp ginger, pinch of cardamom)
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Banana Hot Chocolate*:

  • 1 medium ripe banana
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp raw cacao

Mexican Hot Chocolate:

  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp raw cacao
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • pinch of sea salt
  • pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Peppermint Hot Chocolate:

  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp raw cacao
  • 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

For all recipes:

  1. Begin by adding your almond or coconut milk to a small pot and bring to a slow roll over medium heat.
  2. Add in all ingredients and whisk until mix-ins are well combined with milk.
  3. Serve immediately.

*For the banana hot chocolate:

  1. Blend banana and coconut milk in the blender
  2. Continue with instructions listed above