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The amazing thing about this recipe is that if you use organic cocoa powder, organic milk, and stevia – hot chocolate is a healthy, warm drink that’s good for you!
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Europeans combined milk with chocolate and sugar in the 18th century, and hot chocolate has been creating warm memories ever since then.
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Ingredients for Hot Chocolate with Stevia
8 ounces milk (regular, coconut, almond, or soy)
2 teaspoons organic cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon stevia powder or 3-4 drops of liquid stevia
How to Make Hot Chocolate with Cocoa and Stevia
1) Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it comes to a boil.
2) Remove saucepan from the heat and add the remainder of the ingredients.
3) Whisk or stir well.
4) Pour hot chocolate in your favorite mug and enjoy!
How to make Homemade Whipped Cream with Stevia
1 pint whipping cream
1/8 teaspoon white stevia powder or 3-4 drops liquid stevia
1) In a large mixing bowl, add the cream and beat with a whisk or an electric hand-held mixer until it begins to thicken.
2) Sprinkle the powder or add drops over the cream and continue beating the cream until soft peaks form. You don’t want to over-beat the cream.
3) Use immediately or it will keep up to four days in the refrigerator if kept in an airtight container. Yields 2 cups.
I found these recipes for hot chocolate and whipped cream in The Stevia Cookbook years ago and I’ve been making it ever since.
Hot Chocolate with Stevia
If you're watching your sugar intake, making hot chocolate with stevia will give you the same rich flavor without adding any sweeteners that will spike your blood sugar levels.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces milk (regular, coconut, almond, or soy)
- 2 teaspoons organic cocoa powder
- 1/8 teaspoon stevia powder or 3-4 drops of liquid stevia
Instructions
- Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it comes to a boil.
- Remove saucepan from heat and add the remainder of the ingredients.
- Stir well.
- Pour hot chocolate in your favorite mug and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Yield
1Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 136Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 20mgSodium 115mgCarbohydrates 24gFiber 1gSugar 12gProtein 9g
Tips on making Hot Chocolate with Stevia:
- Never leave the saucepan unattended. Milk can easily burn, so keep your eye on it.
- Stir often.
- You can use powdered stevia or liquid stevia. Most of the time I use liquid stevia.
- The taste of your hot chocolate can easily be upgraded by using flavored liquid stevia.
Liquid Stevia Flavors
Cinnamon vanilla liquid stevia
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Rolly
Tuesday 21st of November 2023
Finally found an easy recipe for hot chocolate and stevia. I used almond milk, double the ingredient, wow I like it a lot. Thank you for this recipe.
Kelly
Tuesday 21st of November 2023
You're very welcome Rolly. I'm so glad you loved the recipe. - Kelly
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Wednesday 21st of December 2022
[…] like stevia or monk fruit. Here are some ideas: sparkling water, unsweetened tea (hot or cold), hot chocolate, Zevia (soda sweetened with stevia), mojito mocktail, sangria mocktail, Hibiscus tea […]
Boxholder
Sunday 13th of December 2020
Trouble with this article is that it uses the term "hot chocolate" when what is really being made is hot COCOA. Check it out. The two beverages are NOT AT ALL identical. Hot chocolate is made with melted chocolate (preferabley dark chocolate). Hot cocoa is made with . . . cocoa powder.
Jana
Sunday 15th of March 2020
Sounds good but milk has 12g of sugar so it’s really not sugar free.
Celeste
Wednesday 23rd of September 2020
You could use unsweetened almond milk though