Drinks Recipes

Hot Chocolate

What if I said this hot chocolate was good for you in that it contains no added sugar, it has a portion of fruit helping you to achieve 1 of your 5-a-day, contains over 20% of your daily fibre recommendations, and is easily vegan making it perfect for Veganuary?

Serves 4

Ingredient

  • 1l unsweetened milk of choice e.g. soya, oat, almond, or dairy
  • 50g cocoa powder
  • 5-6 Medjool dates, pits removed (120g)

Method

  1. Add all the ingredients to a pan and bring it to a boil before simmering for 25 minutes till the dates soften.
  2. Blend the dates into the liquid using an emersion blender, or transfer to a blender.
  3. Enjoy!
Hot Chocolate

Per serving*: 212kcal/ 6.8g fat/ 2.2g saturated fat/ 25g carbohydrates/ 7.1g fibre/ 9.4g protein

*nutritional analysis completed using unsweetened soya milk

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