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Almond Hot Cocoa

My lightened-up version is made with almond milk (any preferred milk will work) and dark chocolate chips.
Yield: 3 servings
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 3 cups almond milk, or other milk of choice
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • ¼ cup dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Whipped topping, optional
  • Chocolate shavings, optional

Instructions
 

  • Heat the almond milk in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until the milk is hot and starting to steam, about 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
  • Whisk in the sugar, vanilla, salt and chocolate chips, and continue to whisk until the chocolate is completely melted.
  • Pour the hot cocoa into three mugs. Top each mug with a squirt of whipped cream and dark chocolate shavings if desired.
Author: Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Nutrition Information per serving

Serving Size: 1 heaping cupCalories: 130Carbohydrates: 18gProtein: 2gTotal Fat: 7g— Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g— Saturated Fat: 4.5gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 211mgFiber: 1gTotal Sugar: 16g— Natural Sugar: 0g— Added Sugar: 16gCalcium: 448mgIron: 1.1mg
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.