Hot Cocoa

Let's face it who doesn't want to snuggle up with a nice hot cup of cocoa on a wintery day. 

The problem is with store bought hot chocolate is it is full of sugar and preservatives. I set out to come up with a recipe that is delicious but not super naughty!

Hot Cocoa

2 cups coconut sugar(or rapadura or raw sugar)

1 cup cacao

1 cup good quality dark chocolate chips

Place sugar and cacao in thermomix (or food processor) and blitz on speed 9 for 1 minute.

Add chocolate chips and process speed 9 for 30 seconds (or until it is the consistency of fine powder

Place into jar and enjoy! 

Making a hot chocolate (seves 2)

500ml milk

 30g cocoa powder (3 Tablespoons)

Place milk and cocoa powder in thermomix and cook 8 mins at 80 degrees on speed 4

Please note you can add less or more cocoa powder depending on how strong or weak you like it.

If you don't have a thermomix alternately you can heat milk and powder on the stove top til simmering or steam in a jug using a coffee machine.

NOTE:

You can add a couple marshmallows when adding the milk and cocoa powder if you like.

This recipe makes a fantastic present. Find a jar and make a cute label with some instructions for drinking.