Ever crave a hot chocolate, only to reach for a premade packet full of sugar, conventional dairy, and unhealthy additives? Put that packet down, you have options you can feel good about.
The General Recipe (to be customized)
Makes 2 servings
2 cups of your base liquid of choice and/or nut-based creamer or milk
3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
2 teaspoons of your herbal additives (herbal/mushroom powders)
Pinch of sea salt & sweetener of choice
Garnish
Directions: Simmer water over medium-high heat, and whisk in your cocoa and powdered herbal additives. Next, add your creamer/milk and a touch of sweetener. Garnish, serve and enjoy.
Customize your hot chocolate by choosing your ingredients:
The base
Water
Long infused chai with herbs of vanilla bean, saffron, cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon (or a long infusion customized by your herbalist for your needs)
Decaf coffee
Not-coffee-coffee decoction of roasted herbal roots (customized by your herbalist for your needs)
The Chocolate
Cocoa powder
Unsweetened block chocolate or chips
The creamer
Nut-based creamers or milks of coconut, almond or macadamia (unsweetened)
Coconut butter
Vanilla ghee
The sweetener
Maple syrup
Honey
Herbal infused honey
Optional additives
Collagen powder
Mushroom powders
Vanilla extract or bean
Hydrolyzed beef or bone broth protein powder (*free of cane sugar)
Herbal powders (customized by your herbalist for your needs)
The garnish (optional)
Cinnamon powder
Nutmeg powder
Crushed rose petals
Vanilla bean
*Cocoa contains caffeine - best enjoyed during the day.
Written with love by Ashley Bissonnette-Murphy. Happy Valentine's to you all in love.