Easy Superfood Hot Cocoa 3 Ways {Paleo, Vegan, Nut-Free}

Easy Superfood Hot Cocoa 3 Ways!!!!  Each with all the Fall fixings like cinnamon, coconut butter, nutmeg, maple syrup, and pumpkin puree to sweeten up your day.  Creamy, smooth, chocolaty and simple.  The 3 most perfect recipes to start, end or middle your day.

You guys, I’ve been obsessed with hot cocoa for the last few days!  Each day I find a way to make it creamier and let me tell you it’s soooo good I had to share!  I’m literally welcoming the Fall season with this Easy Superfood Hot Cocoa Recipe made 2 ways!

You know how old favorite foods are comforting right?  This hot cocoa is super comforting, plus decadent and divine to start, with a pinch of holiday nutmeg splash.  It’s like drinking chocolate, but healthier and none of the yucky stuff.  It’s warm, comforting, creamy,  and it’s going to make you happy, I promise!  I welcome you to try.  Sip into Fall.

Saying goodbye to Summer is not always a farewell forever.  It may just be a farewell for now.  While I’m truly going to miss Summer, it’s Fall.  And to deny Fall is to deny a part of us or a part of the Universe.  We must surrender, and accept that it’s time to move forward and ever-evolve.  Everything in this Universe is ever-evolving.

Fall things to be EXCITED about:

1. These TWO healthy Superfood Hot Cocoa recipes!!
2. Cinnamon and Nutmeg (Nutmeg happens to be in these recipes!)
3. Cozy flannel P.J.’s
4. All kinds of delicious apples baked, sauteed and raw
5. Crisp air and that Fall smell
6. Pumpkin everything
7. Halloween
8. And did I mention these two Superfood Hot Cocoa recipes??!

While Summer can be a “state of mind”, don’t forget to accept the present and accept where you are right now, the season included!  Say farewell to the old and continue on your road, preferably with one of these hot cocoa recipes in hand. : )

You may be wondering why all the superfoods and then use Hershey powder?  It’s a long story, but in a nutshell, Hershey’s is certified gluten-free which makes me feel comforted and Celiac-safe.  Also, I’m highly allergic to cockroaches, and guess what?  In climates where Cacao is produced and grown, cockroaches live, and small amounts of their feces are allowed in the raw state of chocolate according to the FDA.  While it’s in extremely small amounts, I end up on Benadryl.  Since Cacao is cooked at a low heat to keep the nutrients intact, it also keeps my allergens intact and I react every time I eat it.  So I use Hershey’s because it’s processed.  It leaves the flavor, but not the nutrients.  I guess it wasn’t such a long story. Ha!

Ready to make beautiful music together?

TIPS:

• I used So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut Milk for my choice of milk
• I used Hershey powder instead of cacao powder
• I use organic spices, like Simply Organic Nutmeg
• Don’t use artificial maple syrup!
• I use Vital Proteins Unflavored Collagen Peptides

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Easy Superfood Hot Cocoa 3 Ways

Easy Superfood Hot Cocoa 3 Ways!!!!  Each with all the Fall fixings like cinnamon, coconut butter, nutmeg, maple syrup, and pumpkin puree to sweeten up your day.  Creamy, smooth, chocolaty and simple.  The 3 most perfect recipes to start, end or middle your day.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time2 mins

Total Time12 mins

Course: Dessert, Drinks, Snack

Cuisine: American, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, healthy, Paleo

Keyword: chocolate, cinnamon, collagen, healthy drinks, hot cocoa, spice, superfood

Servings: 1 person

Author: Julie Rosenthal

Equipment

• microwave

Ingredients

Ya Basic but Delicious Hot Cocoa Recipe

• 1 /14 cup unsweetened coconut milk or water
• 1 tsp coconut butter not the oil part
• 1 pinch pink salt or sea salt
• 1 tbsp maple syrup pure
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder gluten-free

Easy Superfood Hot Cocoa Recipe

• 1 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut milk or water
• 1 tsp coconut butter
• 1 pinch pink Himalayan salt or sea salt
• 2 tsp maple syrup pure
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 1 scoop collagen peptides I like Vital Proteins, Unflavored
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp cocoa powder cacao powder

Pumpkin Spice Superfood Hot Cocoa

• 1 1/3 cup plant-based milk of choice
• 1 tsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp coconut butter
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 tbsp pumpkin puree or pumpkin pie puree
• 1 scoop unflavored collagen peptides I like Vital Proteins
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1 tsp cacao powder
• 2 drops liquid stevia
• 2 tsp maple syrup pure

Instructions

• Pour filtered spring water or plant-based milk of choice into a large microwavable mug and heat for 1 1/2 minutes. {set the microwave to heat for 1:50}
• Add all dry ingredients and whisk till fully immersed and well blended.
• Add remaining liquid ingredients and whisk again.
• Let cool and enjoy. Optional: Add a few drops of CBD oil to your warm beverage and sit back and relax. Have your whisk nearby in case you need to mix your drink before you sip.

Notes

I used So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut Milk for my choice of milk // I used Hershey Powder instead of cacao powder // I use organic spices, like Simply Organic Nutmeg
Don’t use artificial maple syrup! // I use Vital Proteins Unflavored Collagen Peptides because it's my fav // Collagen and CBD are optional and do not need to be added in case you are a vegan.  //  And let's say you can't use coconut milk, don't fret - Use whatever milk floats your boat //