Hot chocolate orange

Hot chocolate orange is such a comfort. Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, who doesn’t love it?

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I have been a chocoholic for as long as I can remember, so it was really difficult when I decided to give up sugar for health reasons. Sugar can be a huge trigger for those with autoimmune diseases. It can cause inflammation and so is a big no no for me. You can read more about the reason I restrict my diet here.

It wasn’t long before I realised that life without chocolate was not a life I wanted to live so I started experimenting with hot chocolate to curb my sweet tooth and feel less deprived too.

It worked a treat and now I have it regularly. This hot chocolate orange version is wonderful and very reminiscent of everyone’s favourtie chocolate orange confectionery.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Health and happiness,

Laura x

Hot chocolate orange

A delicious hot chocolate with the taste of chocolate orange. This recipe is sugar free too!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Servings 2 People

Ingredients

  

• 500 Millilitres Oat milk
• 4 Tablespoons Cacao powder
• 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup
• Zest 1 Orange
• Juice 1 Orange
• 4 Tablespoons Oat milk

Instructions

 

• Pour the 500 ML oat milk into a small saucepan and heat gently
• In two large mugs pour two tablespoons of oat milk and two tablespoons of cacao powder in each and mix into a paste
• Add one tablespoon of maple syrup to each mug and stir well
• Add half of the orange zest and half of the orange juice to each mug and mix well
• When the oat milk is steaming in the saucepan, remove from the heat and pour into the mugs while stirring continuously
• Enjoy your festive drink!

Notes

This recipe is sweetened using maple syrup and the sweetness of the orange juice.  I fell that this is sweet enough, however, you can add more maple syrup or your sweetner of choice if you prefer it sweeter.

Keyword christmas, festive, orange, sugar free, Vegan

Laura Uren