Guilt Free Hot Chocolate

The weather is turning colder, all the leaves have started to fall off the trees, and it's time to pull out the sweaters.  I am a little cold natured and especially those first few weeks of nippy temperatures, I feel like I can never get warm no matter how many layers I throw on.  Coffee and herbal tea help and I carry a mug around wherever I am in the house.  So when I stumbled upon this recipe for hot chocolate, I was super excited.  Not only is it sugar free, it has about 10 calories!  I can drink a couple of cups without eating up my calories for the day and I get my chocolate fix!







This came from the label on the Kroger brand cocoa powder.



1 cup hot water (I nuke a mug for 1 minute)

1 heaping tsp of cocoa powder (ingredient list should say "cocoa")

2 tsp milk

dash of salt

dash of vanilla

stevia to taste.



Mix together and enjoy.



***make it festive with a few drops of peppermint extract!  OR add a dash of cinnamon, yum!



My kids love this too and it feels great to give them a treat that is healthy. 



Some of the health benefits of cocoa powder:

--contains antioxidants

--lowers blood pressure

--elevates mood



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