Sugar Free Peppermint Hot Chocolate
This delicious Peppermint Hot Chocolate recipe - well, Peppermint Hot Cocoa, really - is super rich, satisfying, & takes only minutes to make!
Servings: 2 People
Calories: 72kcal
Equipment
- Small Saucepan
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- ⅓ cup Allulose See post for other substitutions
- pinch Salt
- 2 cups Unsweetened Almond Milk
- ½ tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract
- ¼ teaspoon Peppermint Extract
- Optional garnishes: Whipped cream, Sugar Free Marshmallows, crushed sugar free mints, etc
Instructions
- In a small pot, whisk together the cocoa powder, sweetener, and salt.
- Add the almond milk - a little at a time - whisking to fully incorporate the dry ingredients.
- Heat over medium low heat - whisking constantly - until the mixture is steaming hot, but not boiling.
- Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and peppermint extracts.
- Divide hot chocolate into 2 mugs, garnish as desired, and serve immediately.
Notes
34 grams of carbs per serving come from the sugar alcohols in the allulose. Add that to the 6 grams of fiber, and you have 40 grams of deductible carbs - leaving you with 3 net grams of carbs per serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 72kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 328mg | Potassium: 218mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 318mg | Iron: 2mg