I was having a Facebook conversation with my friend, Tree, over at The Enchanted Tree earlier, and I told her I was looking for a healthy hot chocolate recipe since Andy and I doing The Great Deflation!

I mentioned using honey as a sweetener, and neither of us thought it would be any good.  So guess what.  I tried it.  I like bitter sweet chocolate, like bitter bitter, and this was perfect for me.  You might like it with a bit more honey!  The honey made it have this fantastic earthy meets fruity meets nutty taste.  It was wonderful!

  • 1 1/2 cups of milk (your choice of %)
  • 2 heaping tsp cocoa powder
  • vanilla to taste
  • 1/2 tsp honey*

*I use Tropical Traditions Organic Raw Honey. It’s SUPERB!

Stir and heat to desired temperature on the stove. Serve piping hot!

This is a great treat to get your sweet or chocolate fix!