{"id":2884,"date":"2021-05-30T12:09:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T16:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:34:10","slug":"healthy-hot-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/recipes\/healthy-hot-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Hot Chocolate with Crushed Peppermint Candy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1365px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Recipe by: Dr. Jill Shainhouse, ND<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-full wp-image-2885\" src=\"http:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-chocolate.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-chocolate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27533%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20533%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27533%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-chocolate-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-chocolate-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-chocolate.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Craving warmth, sweetness and CHOCOLATE, or just a BIG, WARM HUG?<br \/>\nHere\u2019s a version of our household favorite Healthy Hot Chocolate with a peppermint twist!<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp of good quality organic cocoa such as Camino or Green and Blacks<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp of raw honey, or more to taste<br \/>\n1-2 drops of peppermint extract<br \/>\n1.5 cups of steamed oat milk<br \/>\nOptional whipped topping (we used coconut whipping cream)<\/p>\n<p>Mix the cocoa powder, honey and peppermint extract with a small amount of hot water to make a paste. Pour steamed oat milk over and mix well. Add whipped topping and crushed peppermint candy if desired. 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