Healthy Hot Chocolate

This healthy hot chocolate recipe is creamy and delicious! It makes a steaming cup with natural ingredients and sweeteners.

Looking for a hot chocolate recipe that’s not too sweet and rich? try that Healthy Hot Chocolate! There is no need for store bought mixes. This healthy take on the classic recipe is deliciously filling with cocoa powder, some natural sweetener, and your choice of milk. It’s so good and it tastes like an equal better store-bought version of these blends. Here’s how to make the best healthy hot chocolate recipe ever!

What’s in this sane hot chocolate?

Did you know that you can make a homemade hot chocolate recipe in just 5 minutes on the stovetop? No need to buy a pre-made mix! This is especially useful if you want healthy hot chocolate, as it gives you control over how much sweetness you add to your drink. What you need for a healthy hot chocolate:

• cocoa powder
• 2% milk or oat milk
• maple syrup or honey
• vanilla extract
• Cinammon

Use whatever milk you like

You can use any type of milk you prefer for this recipe! Here are some things to keep in mind about dairy and non-dairy products:

• Our favorite milk is 2% milk and our favorite milk is oat milk. You can also use other vegan milks like almond milk, soy milk, or coconut milk. We find that oat milk comes closest in texture and flavor to cow’s milk.
• 2% milk contains 137 calories and 9.7 grams of protein in 1 cup (source).
• oat milk has 120 calories and 3 grams of protein in 1 cup (source). Interestingly, there isn’t a huge calorie difference between the two. If you are interested in protein, milk has 2% more.

Adjust the sweetness to your taste

The benefit of healthy homemade hot chocolate? You can adjust the sweetness to your liking. Here’s what you need to know about the sweetness level of this recipe:

• 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey makes a slightly sweet drink. We prefer ours a little sweeter, but that’s the lowest you can do.
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup or honey has a little more of the hot chocolate flavor you would expect (without the chocolate). 1 tablespoon of maple syrup has 52 calories and 1 tablespoon of honey has 64 calories, which is about 25-30 extra calories per serving.
• Other natural sweeteners you can use? Agave syrup (or nectar) also works. We haven’t experimented with monk fruit sweetener, but that should work in the same amounts as well.

do you like dark chocolate

Like real dark chocolate? Our homemade hot chocolate contains real chocolate, making the taste deliciously rich and creamy with a bittersweet undertone. However, each serving adds 100 calories! So don’t hesitate to click this recipe whenever you need a decadent mug.

A key to healthy hot chocolate? No toppings.

Calories can really pile up with hot chocolate toppings! For this healthy hot chocolate, skip them to keep the calorie counter down. Here’s what you should know about common hot chocolate toppings:

• 1 tablespoon heavy cream (¼ cup) adds 40 calories.
• 1 handful of marshmallows (¼ cup) adds 40 calories.

How to make healthy hot chocolate: some tips!

Once you have all the ingredients, making healthy hot chocolate is a breeze! Here’s what you can expect from this healthy hot chocolate recipe:

• First, whisk some milk with the cocoa powder. This will help make a paste and dissolve most of the powder, which can get clumpy.
• The texture is slightly finer than regular hot chocolate. But don’t worry: this hot drink is always with you very satisfactory!

More healthy drink recipes

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This healthy hot chocolate recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.