With the cooler weather taking hold, I’ve been experimenting with variations on the theme of hot chocolate. This recipe is my all time favourite – and it’s good for you as well. The cacao provides quality antioxidants, the coconut milk provides medium chain triglycerides (excellent for increasing your metabolism), cinnamon is excellent for balancing blood sugar, and ginger is a fantastic anti inflammatory.
Ingredients
1/2 cup of coconut milk
1/2 cup of water
2 tsp raw cacao powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp ginger powder
3 bruised cardamom pods
1 tsp honey
Method
Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and heat at a low temperature on the stove top for 10 minutes. You want to keep the liquid just below boiling point.
Pour into your favourite mug and enjoy!
To make it even spicier, you can add 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper.
Bring on winter!
In wellness,
James
