Get cozy on the couch with my lightened-up take on this holiday classic. It has half the calories of coffee shop hot cocoa, but tastes every bit as rich and chocolaty. The best part: You don’t even have to leave your house to enjoy! I use skim (nonfat) milk in this recipe but other preferred milks work as well and I’ve shared calorie information for each in the note section below.

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Peppermint Hot Cocoa

Get cozy on the couch with my lightened-up take on this holiday classic. It has half the calories of coffee shop hot cocoa.
Yield: 3 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
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Ingredients
 

  • 3 cups skim milk, or other milk of choice
  • ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch Kosher salt
  • ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until the milk is hot and starting to steam.
  • Remove pan from the heat and whisk in peppermint and vanilla extracts, salt and semisweet chocolate chips.
  • Continue to whisk until the chocolate is completely melted. Pour into mugs and garnish with whipped cream if desired.

Notes

Nutrition information
If you were to use 1% milk, it would be 310 calories per serving. If you were to go with 2%, it would be 330 calories per serving. If you were to use whole milk, it would have 350 calories per serving. And if you were to opt for unsweetened almond milk, it would have 230 calories per serving.
Author: Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN

Nutrition Information per serving

Serving Size: 1 heaping cupCalories: 290Carbohydrates: 39gProtein: 10gTotal Fat: 13g— Unsaturated Fat: 4g— Saturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 156mgPotassium: 564mgFiber: 2gTotal Sugar: 35g— Natural Sugar: 13g— Added Sugar: 22gVitamin A: 1131IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 517mgIron: 1.4mg
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.
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