Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar, (1 tsp sweetener of choice can be used)
- 1 cup low fat milk (plant-based milk could be substituted)
Instructions
- Pour milk into a small pan. Add cocoa powder and sweetener. Whisk briskly to mix.
- Continue to whisk over medium-low heat until lightly steaming and sugar is completely dissolved. (Be sure to continuously whisk and don’t leave unattended to avoid boiling or scalding).
- And then… enjoy.
Notes
- Cocoa powder is made when the cocoa butter is extracted from the cocoa beans. The cocoa butter is what contributes the fat to chocolate; therefore, when it is removed from the powder, the powder only contains trace amounts of fat and can be considered ‘free’ when enjoying in 1 tbsp portions.
- Adding just the lightest pinch of salt can also bring out the sweeter notes in the milk sugars and sweetener.
- Chocolate does contain trace amounts of caffeine. 1 tbsp of dark cocoa powder has an estimated 10 mg of caffeine (similar to a cup of decaf coffee). If you are highly sensitive to caffeine, enjoy this as a relaxing afternoon snack.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Diet: Gluten Free
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 139
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 107mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 12mg