We had a huge snowstorm here last night and I made my family a batch of this warming Mexican Hot Chocolate. A hot drink is perfect for a cold day, and it’s even better when warming spices such as cinnamon, chili and cayenne are added.
There is a ton of cinnamon in this recipe, so if you’re not a cinnamon fan, you might want to reduce the amount from 1 tablespoon to 1 teaspoon. Why do I use so much cinnamon? Well, first, I just love the taste of the stuff. Second, many studies have been done of late pointing to cinnamon as a spice that may help to control blood sugar levels. Pretty neat stuff, huh?
Mexican Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 13.5 ounce can full fat coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- ¼ cup agave nectar or honey
- 20 drops vanilla stevia
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 dash cayenne
- 1 dash celtic sea salt
Instructions
Equipment
Here are some other hot chocolate recipes you may enjoy:
-Delicious Hot Chocolate from Joy The Baker
–Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate by Savory Sweet Life
–Spanish-Style Hot Chocolate from Gluten-Free Gobsmacked
I want to thank Shirley of Gluten Free Easily and Kim from Cook It Allergy Free for their lovely reviews of my Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook. I really appreciate the kind words in each of these reviews and the astute observations that Shirley and Kim provide about using almond flour and my recipes.
Shirley @ gfe says
Looks and sounds perfect, Elana! Thanks so much regarding the mention. I’m happy to share your cookbook any time I can. :-) Just love your simple recipes and using almond flour!
xoxo,
Shirley
Anna Marie says
Why both Agave AND Stevia?
Alta says
Sounds so good right about now!
Becky D says
We had this tonight as a treat (other than the whipped cream looking stuff – because we didn’t know what it was) and it got enthusiastic thumbs up from husband and son. (and myself!)
Better than any kind of Cocoa Mix you could buy!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Everytime I have hot chocolate I forget that I want to try and add a little spice to it! I’ve heard this is such a winning combination. In fact – maybe I’ll have a cup tonight and bust out the cayenne. Thanks for the reminder and inspiration!
Lexi says
This looks absolutely deliciously amazing. I need to try this out (I also love cinnamon)
Jeri Cole says
This looks so delicious. I’m wondering if she used Healthy Top for the whipped cream. Also, just wanted to share that I buy most of my Stevia from Vitacost.com. I buy the liquid Sweet Leaf brand. Vanilla Cream flavor is amazing. The best prices. My local health food store sells the bottles for almost $15 and it’s $9 and some change on Vitacost.
Dana Zia says
I’m licking the screen. I will be making this soon! To swoon!
Anna says
Hey Elana/website support.
Just thought I’d comment about the rss feed as I’ve notice that the format of it isn’t the easiest to use. I usually read all my blogs through google reader but now when I read Elana’s Pantry, it wont show the entire blog post but only the first paragraph and a half.
I’m not sure what other readers prefer, but I would love to be able to read the entire blog post in google reader, along with the inserted pictures….
Other than that – loving the blog and the almond flour cookbook. Can’t wait for the next one to come out!
Green Shushi says
mmm this looks amazing! Especially with coconut milk!