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Easy Healthy Hot Cocoa Recipe

This easy and healthy hot cocoa recipe will help you make naturally sweetened hot chocolate in just minutes!
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy healthy hot cocoa, from scratch hot cocoa, hot chocolate, naturally sweetened hot chocolate
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Joy at Artful Homemaking

Ingredients

  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch salt

Instructions

  • Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir.
  • Heat on medium heat on stove top until the mixture is warm. Once it starts getting hot, whisk the ingredients together with a wire whisk and stir continuously to keep the milk from scalding.
  • Ladle into cups and enjoy!

Notes

This recipe makes about four one-cup servings. Since we have a larger family, we always double it so there's enough to go around!