Healthy hot chocolate does exist, and it tastes just as good as the real thing. This homemade hot chocolate recipe is 100 percent vegan and 200 percent delicious. Note: If you can't find lucuma, a low-glycemic sweetener made from a Peruvian fruit, substitute with 1/2 tablespoon of brown sugar.
Ingredients (serves 2):
1/2 cup whole cashews, pre-soaked
1/4 cup whole almonds, pre-soaked
2 cups purified water
2 tablespoons cacao powder
1 tablespoon lucuma
1 tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil
1 teaspoon cacao nibs
6 pitted dates
1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch of sea salt
Directions:
Soak the cashews and almonds for an hour. After the nuts have been soaked, drain and place them in a blender, along with the purified water, cacao powder, lucuma, extra virgin coconut oil, cacao nibs and dates. Blend on full speed until liquified.
Pour the liquid into a small saucepan and heat on high or medium-high. Add a teaspoon of maple syrup, vanilla extract and a small pinch of salt.
Whisk until the liquid heats up, about three to six minutes. Pour into a glass and top with a sprinkling of cacao powder and cacao nibs as desired.
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