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Homemade, Real Food Hot Chocolate

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This time of year, many are looking for treats made from real, whole foods. Thus, I give you our homemade hot chocolate.

This winter, A.’s been making this just about every day. There’s no turning down the steaming cups she hands out!

She uses the scant amount of honey because our Jersey milk is already sweet. I have her add the coffee sub to make the chocolate pop. (You’ve probably seen it in my chocolate sourdough cake and the chocolate mousse cake.)

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Real Food Hot Cocoa

There's no turning down a steaming cup of this delicious hot cocoa!
Course Beverage, Snacks
Author Wardee Harmon

Ingredients

  • 6 cups raw whole milk
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup raw honey or maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • pinch sea salt
  • 1/4 cup instant coffee substitute *optional

Instructions

  1. Whisk all together over medium heat.
  2. Stir continuously until warmed to desired temperature.
  3. Top with whipped cream or a dusting of cocoa powder.
  4. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*Dandy Blend, Caffix, Pero, Roma, etc. NOTE: Not grain-free.

 

I hope you’re having a blessed week. 🙂

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Posted in: Celebrations Desserts & Cookies Desserts & Cookies (Gluten-Free) Drinks & Smoothies Drinks & Smoothies (Gluten-Free) Food Preparation Recipes

About Wardee Harmon

Wardee lives in the Boise area of Idaho with her dear family. She's the lead teacher and founder of the Eat God's Way online cooking program as well as the author of Fermenting, Sourdough A to Z, and other traditional cooking books. Eat God's Way helps families get healthier and happier using cooking methods and ingredients from Bible Times like sourdough, culturing, and ancient grains.

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  1. Marianne says

    December 14, 2011 at 8:42 am

    Great minds think alike. I posted our hot chocolate recipe on my personal blog just the other day. Now I think we’ll have to make some more today.
    http://attemptingtransparency.blogspot.com/2011/12/advent-day-3.html

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    • Wardee says

      December 14, 2011 at 8:50 am

      Marianne — Yours is gorgeous! 🙂

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        December 14, 2011 at 8:54 am

        Thanks, Wardee! Now I’ll have to try adding a pinch of salt.

        Reply
  2. Jennifer says

    December 14, 2011 at 12:26 pm

    Must be in the air. I posted a mocha recipe today. Looking forward to trying both your recipe and mine with honey.

    http://ishallknowwhy.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/stovetop-mocha/

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    • Wardee says

      December 14, 2011 at 8:29 pm

      Jennifer — It must be! Thanks for sharing yours. Another yummy take on an old classic. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jenetta says

    December 14, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    My girls are dairy free right now so we make it with full fat coconut milk!! So good!! If you can find frozen coconut milk it is the best.. no preservatives and no can!

    jenetta

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    • Wardee says

      December 14, 2011 at 8:30 pm

      Jenetta — I agree, it is delicious with coconut milk! I have never heard of frozen coconut milk though. Where do you get that? What brand?

      Reply
  4. Erin says

    December 15, 2011 at 5:34 am

    This looks absolutely delicious! Could I use almond or coconut milk? (My 13-month-old breastfed baby is dairy free right now–so that means mommy is dairy-free, too!) Can’t wait to try it! Thank you!

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    • Wardee says

      December 15, 2011 at 6:10 am

      Erin — Oh, yes! See Jenetta’s comment above. 🙂

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      • Erin says

        December 15, 2011 at 7:10 am

        Oh thank you! I should have read the comments first!!

        Reply
  5. Mindy says

    December 15, 2011 at 9:18 am

    Yum, Wardee – we love hot chocolate! I usually sweeten mine with sucanat, but I’ll have to give it a try with honey. I bet it’s delicious 🙂

    Reply
  6. Dean Ouellette says

    December 17, 2011 at 7:20 pm

    This sounds so good, my kids are going to love it on christmas day. Found your blog today when you were also on the Jimmie Moore list. Glad he mentioned it, have added it to my RSS reader!

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  7. Mrs. K says

    December 18, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    Sounds good. I make something like this, but use half real coffee. I also replace some of the milk with heavy cream after heating it all, but no sweetener. A dash of cinnamon and a generous amount of vanilla do it for me. I also add a pinch of salt – for some reason, it makes a difference.
    The coconut milk sounds wonderful – might have to try that!

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  8. Silvia says

    January 30, 2012 at 9:17 am

    Wardee, please help me understand the chocolate dilemma. Is it ok to eat chocolate or not? The Nourishing Traditions book tells you to avoid it. All her recipes use carob… What do you think? We looooove chocolate but are willing to give it up, just like coffee.

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