Peppermint Collagen Hot Chocolate
Anyone who knows me- knows I am a lover of chocolate. I can be on a sugar detox and still justify a little organic dark chocolate. Some things just aren’t worth giving up! And around the holidays- peppermint and chocolate go together like peanut butter and jelly. SO good.
But when I indulge, I still have to feel GOOD about it. I HAVE to use real ingredients. No fake stuff goes in this body of mine.
So here is my little creation for the holiday season. It calls for a collagen peptide which adds a little protein to the drink. We are rarely short on carbohydrates this time of year so a little extra healthy protein is always welcomed into the diet. You could also try a protein powder- we find the Equip beef isolate melts well in a drink like this!
Ingredients:
Organic almond MALK or milk of your choice (the WHOLE container)
½ cup unsweetened organic cocoa powder
4 scoops of Agent Nateur holi mane collagen*
1/4 tsp of organic peppermint extract (less if you don’t want it strong)
2 Tbsp maple syrup or sweetener of choice like stevia drops**
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
Pour the container of almond milk in a large saucepan and being heating over low/medium heat, taking care to not bring to a boil
Add the cocoa powder and creamer and mix with a whisk.
Next, add the peppermint extract, sweetener, and vanilla extract
This recipe makes about 4 servings
Notes:
*If you do not have the Holi Mane collagen, you can use an unflavored peptide of your choice.
**When I make this for the kids- I use maple syrup! When I make this for myself and want to keep it low sugar I simply add some stevia drops. Some monk fruit would also work nicely to keep the sugar low but the taste delicious. You can also place in the blender and sweeten with a date (that’s what we do at Kitchen Shift!)
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