This hot chocolate is so yummy and so easy to make you’ll wonder why you ever used the store-bought powder varieties.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Makes: 4 servings
Ingredients
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Skim milk |
4 cups (1 L)
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Unsweetened cocoa powder |
4 Tbsp (60 mL)
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Sugar |
4 Tbsp (60 mL)
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Cinnamon |
1/4 tsp (1 mL)
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For garnish: |
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Cinnamon sticks |
4
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at least 50% dark chocolate |
15 g (1/2 oz)
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Directions
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Warm milk over medium-low heat. Whisk in cocoa powder, sugar and cinnamon. Heat until hot but do not boil.
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Divide into four mugs and serve with the cinnamon stir stick (optional).
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To make the garnish: Heat the chocolate in a small microwavable bowl. Dip one end of each cinnamon stick into the chocolate and place on a wax paper lined plate. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes. Use the cinnamon stick for stirring.
© Reproduced with permission from the Heart and Stroke Association of Canada 2008.
Nutrition Information per serving (1 cup/250 mL):
Calories: 172 kcal
Protein: 10 g
Fat: 3 g
Carbohydrate: 31 g
Fibre: 2 g
Sodium: 111 mg
Calcium: 327 mg
Iron: 1 mg
Last Update – September 29, 2017