Hot Cocoa with Almond Milk
This super healthy hot cocoa with almond milk is the perfect guilt-free treat for winter. It’s fast, low in calories, dairy-free, keto and vegan.
Servings: 2
Calories: 173
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond milk , see note 1 & 2 (500 milliliters)
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons creamy almond butter
- 10 raw almonds , or to taste, finely chopped, see note 3
Instructions
- Pour almond milk in a saucepan and add cocoa powder. On low heat, slowly heat up the mixture while whisking (the warmer the milk the easier the powder will melt in).
- Make sure the cocoa has melted before you turn the heat off.
- Stir almond butter in and pour into mugs/heat-proof glasses and top with chopped almonds (optional).
- Enjoy warm!
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Notes
- Almond milk and almond butter can vary from brand to brand. There are options available sweetened or unsweetened. With the unsweetened product, you will need to add some kind of a sweetener. When I developed this recipe, I could only find almond butter that contained almost 5 times more sugar (10-grams) than the ones you can find now (which is about 2-grams of sugar) per serving. For that reason, I did not need to add any extra sweetener at all. Please add this to your taste.
- Sweeten with stevia, agave syrup, date or maple syrup, honey, or anything you like. The quantity used will depend on your preference.
- This is low-calorie hot cocoa, but to reduce the calorie count even lower, feel free to omit the almonds!
Nutrition Facts
Hot Cocoa with Almond Milk
Amount per Serving
Calories
173
% Daily Value*
Fat
15
g
23
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Sodium
328
mg
14
%
Potassium
262
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
9
g
3
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
1
IU
0
%
Calcium
376
mg
38
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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