Lighter hot cocoa
Real cocoa whisked into toned milk with a teaspoon of jaggery: 150 kcal, 7 g protein, a quarter of the sugar of a packet mix.
- Time
- 7 min (1 prep + 6 cook)
- Makes
- 1 serving
- Level
- Easy
- Gear
- Stovetop
Per serving
1 mug (210 ml)
- Calories
- 150kcal
- Protein
- 7g
- Carbs
- 17g
- Fibre
- 1g
- Fat
- 6g
- Sugar
- 15g
Packet drinking chocolate is 70% sugar. Unsweetened cocoa powder whisked into hot toned milk with a single teaspoon of jaggery tastes darker and more like actual chocolate, with the protein and calcium of a glass of milk. Have it as a dessert replacement after dinner or as a warm post-workout drink in winter; milk's carbs and protein are a reasonable recovery mix on their own.
- Calcium rich
- Under 15 min
- Budget
- Snack
- Post-workout
Contains dairy.
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Ingredients
Method
- 1
In a mug, mix the cocoa, jaggery and salt with 2 tbsp of the milk into a smooth paste; cocoa lumps if it hits hot milk dry.
- 2
Heat the rest of the milk in a small pan on low-medium until it just begins to steam with small bubbles at the edges, about 4 minutes. Don't let it boil over.
- 3
Pour the hot milk over the cocoa paste, whisking with a fork until smooth and a little frothy. Dust with cinnamon and drink warm.
Tips
- The pinch of salt is what makes it taste chocolatey rather than just cocoa-ish.
- For a thicker, café-style cup, blend for 10 seconds before serving.
Swaps
- Skip the jaggery and add 1 soaked date blended in: about the same calories, a bit more fibre.
- Unsweetened soy milk for a vegan version at similar protein.
Storage
Make fresh; it takes 7 minutes.
Nutrition is estimated per serving from IFCT 2017 and USDA FoodData Central and rounded. Your ingredients and portions will differ a little.
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- Protein
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