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Healthy Hot Cocoa

 

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Recipe
2 cups rice milk plus 1/2 - 1 cup water

2 Tbsp. Dagoba drinking chocolate

Honey to sweeten (start with approx. 3 tsp., stir, then add more to taste as needed)

A few drops of Peppermint Oil (add more to taste)

Stir ingredients together as you heat cocoa in a saucepan on the stovetop.

Top with whipped topping of choice (see my non-dairy options below) and TruJoy brand organic candy canes (corn syrup free, organic, non-gmo, natural colors and flavors).
 

Drink to Your Health!

"Drinking two cups of cocoa a day can improve your thinking skills. Specifically, the improvements were seen in elderly people with poor blood flow to the brain because of high blood pressure or diabetes.

The folks at Brigham and Women's Hospital did the research – and found that plant compounds in chocolate improve blood flow – which lowers blood pressure and can help prevent strokes."

To reap the health benefits, the hot chocolate must be "made with actual cocoa powder. The study used two tablespoons of pure cocoa powder... And the hot version is best – it triggers the release of more antioxidants than chocolate milk."

~ John Tesh radio show



Products used in this recipe

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