Take a few minutes to relax this holiday season with a this naturally sweetened peppermint hot chocolate.

Good grief! How on earth did it get to be this close to Christmas? It feels like only yesterday I was hunting for my maternity pants so I could really let loose on Thanksgiving (I jest, I didn’t actually do that. But I did consider it.).

In the spirit of the season, I’m bringing you a festive, cosy treat to revive you in the flurry of wrapping paper, last minute shopping and social engagements. This peppermint hot chocolate  is naturally sweetened with a little maple syrup, and can be easily made vegan. Like many of you, I balk at the sugar content (and sometimes junk content) of hot chocolate mixes. I love this recipe for its simplicity, just four ingredients which you probably already have, heat in a saucepan, and then get comfy under a warm blanket and sip away.

Happy Holidays, and enjoy!

Peppermint Hot Chocolate (Naturally Sweetened!)

 

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Prep time

Cook time

3 mins

Total time

3 mins

 

Author: Emma

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk (whatever you fancy, I've made this with almond and whole dairy milk)
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2-3 tbsp maple syrup or honey (depending on how sweet you like it!)
• ¼ tsp peppermint extract

Method

1. Mix a couple of table spoons of milk with the cocoa powder in a saucepan to make a paste. Whisk until smooth, and then turn the stove onto a medium heat.
2. Whisk in the remaining ingredients, and heat through until the hot chocolate is hot but not boiling. Remove from the heat, and pour into two mugs.

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If peppermint flavour isn’t your jam, it still tastes great without. A pinch of cinnamon instead does round out the flavour in give some seasonal spice.