Hot Chocolate Premix

It’s hot chocolate season and at the start of winter I like to make a batch of this gut friendly hot chocolate mix to make hot chocolate making easy. This is a really adaptable recipe, I start with a base of cacao, gelatin (for an added gut boost) and coconut sugar, then add in my favourite ingredients.

Below are my suggestions but feel free to omit or add some of your own favourite ingredients.

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Hot Chocolate Premix

Gluten free, dairy free, nut free, egg free

Makes 1 medium sized jar

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup cacao powder

• 1/2 cup gelatin powder

• 1/4 cup coconut sugar

  Optional extras:

• 4 teaspoons ginger powder

• 2 tablespoons maca powder

• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Instructions:

• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and store in a jar (makes one medium size jar).

• To make a hot chocolate, add 1-2 tablespoons of the mix to a cup of your favourite milk, then heat in a saucepan or thermomix.

• Add a tablespoon of butter or coconut oil if desired to up the fat content and make it extra creamy and filling.

• Mix up with a stick blender or blend in the thermomix at the end to make it nice and frothy and creamy.

• Add one of my coconut sugar marshmallows on top for extra deliciousness.

  Notes:

• For kids I do 2 teaspoons per small cup of milk.

• If you want to use this for cold drinks or smoothies use collagen instead of gelatin as gelatin needs to be heated to dissolve.

• Double the recipe as needed for a larger jar.

• If you’d prefer to adjust the sweetener to suit your taste buds, omit the sweetener from the recipe and add to taste when you’re making the hot chocolate.