Nothing beats a warm hot chocolate, but unfortunately most contain milk, cream and lots of sugar. This Sweet Freedom approved healthy hot chocolate recipe uses cashew nuts to hit those creamy notes we love in a hot chocolate.
We will be using 1 medjool date to sweeten this hot chocolate recipe which will provide just the right amount of sweetness to compliment the chocolate.
Healthy Hot Chocolate Recipe
? Ingredients ?
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1 medjool date
- 1 tbsp raw cacao powder
- A pinch of cinnamon
- Tiny pinch of Chili flakes
- Sea Salt to taste
- 1 cup hot water
? Instructions ?
Soak 1/2 Cup Cashews in room temperature water overnight or at least an hour for 2 hot chocolates.
Then, drain the water from the cashews and add the cashews to a blender.
Soften a date in hot water for 20 mins and then add the date (with hot water) and all of the other ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth!
Conclusion
This healthy homemade chocolate recipe is to provide a healthy alternative for all you warm drink lovers out there who need their warm chocolatey fix but don’t want any processed sugar.
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