Hey Guys! Today was an especially brisk day for this fall, so I decided to indulge in a simple pleasure. Hot Cocoa! Originally I was going to make some Hot Chocolate mix that I bought from a coffee shop a few weeks ago, but I've been kind of avoiding making it. Eventually I realized that it was because I knew it was so bad for you! The calories alone pretty frightening at 160 calories per cup! So I decided to try something new and just make Hot Cocoa myself. I've never made hot cocoa before, but I've been really interested in learning how to use simple ingredient to make the foods I like, as opposed to buying frozen and pre packaged foods. Making the cocoa was amazingly easy! I actually just followed the instructions on the back of the container: 1 tbs of Cocoa and 2 tbs of sugar per cup of hot milk.
It turned out to be super delicious! I think next time I may actually use only 1 tablespoon of sugar per cup as it was really really sweet. I was really pleasantly surprised with how well this turned out, and considering I only used cocoa, sugar, and skim milk, I'm thinking it can't have been that bad for me either! I think this will be a regular treat for me in the coming winter.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I love hot chocolate, and this has significantly less calories, and less ingredients, than the store bought hot chocolate mixes :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading! I love that making your own hot cocoa means less "unreadable' ingredients, and less calories! Plus it's a cool feeling knowing that you truly made it yourself. =)
DeleteI love hot chocolate, and drink it almost every morning in the winter. I made a chocolate syrup recently (as part of my chocolate series) that makes a great hot chocolate, too! If you're interested in a variation, that is...
ReplyDeleteOh wow! That sounds amazing! I pretty well like chocolate everything, so I'd love to try making hot chocolate with your chocolate syrup! Thanks! I'll have to check that out. =)
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