I've been asked several times recently about how could you have bone broth hot chocolate and it taste good! I was like oh there are so many ways and promised I'd share a recipe, well here we are!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup high-quality chicken bone broth (lighter in flavor is best)
- 1 cup milk (ideally whole raw milk or coconut milk but any will do)
- 1.5 tbsp natural sweetener (maple syrup, honey, or raw cane sugar)
- 1.5 – 2 tbsp cacao powder (depending on how chocolatey you want it)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of sea salt
- Pinch of cinnamon or cinnamon stick (optional)
Instructions:
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring bone broth to a slight boil.
- Add the natural sweetener of your choice, cacao powder, pure vanilla extract, and sea salt. Whisk well until combined.
- Add milk and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Pour into mugs and top with a sprinkle of cinnamon or add cinnamon stick, if desired.
- Serve hot and enjoy the frothy goodness!
Combining these ingredients provides an amazing blend of vitamins and minerals that our bodies thrive on:
- Bone broth: This rich and nutritious broth can be made right at home. The longer the bones are simmered, the greater the concentration of collagen and nutrients in the broth. For this recipe, a lighter-flavored broth is best flavor-wise. We use bones from the meat we get from local farms as you know us with sourcing.
- Plant Milk: You can honestly use whatever milk you like in here, I prefer a coconut milk or a 3 ingredient almond milk from Califia brand. There is some information out there that I haven't dove into that says raw milk (sourced well obviously) has different health benefits with vitamins and minerals.
- Cacao powder: Unlike normal cocoa powder and most chocolate, cacao has not been chemically processed and roasted, which can destroy a large amount of the antioxidants and flavanols present.
- Natural sweetener: Could it truly be a hot chocolate without some sweetness? My preference is local, raw honey (yet another superfood), secondarily real organic maple syrup.
- Pure vanilla extract: Just a touch of vanilla to slightly elevate the taste. Pure vanilla extract has antioxidant properties and provides a more calming effect.
- Sea salt: Adding a small pinch of high quality sea salt allows the body to absorb needed minerals more easily. Sea salt is high in Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium, and Sodium, which are key for muscle, brain, and heart health. It’s also so yummy in this recipe!
- Cinnamon: Ranked by researchers as the #1 spice across the globe in terms of its antioxidant levels, cinnamon has a number of health benefits, too!
Derived from recipe by Love and Homemaking
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