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Almond Joy Hot Chocolate

November 21, 2017 by Dinner Tonight

Warm your soul with this delicious and nutritious hot chocolate! Your friends and family are going to love this hot chocolate on a cold winters night!


Almond Joy Hot Chocolate
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Servings
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Servings
4
Almond Joy Hot Chocolate
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Rating: 4.5
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4
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup almonds sliced
  • 4 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup Splenda Sugar Blend
  • 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 1/2 cup fat-free whipped topping
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  1. Add almonds to a dry sauté pan over medium-high heat and sauté until lightly toasted. Set aside to cool.
  2. Add almond milk, cocoa powder, Splenda, and coconut extract to a blender and blend until incorporated and slightly foamy.
  3. Add hot chocolate mixture to a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
  4. Add one cup of hot chocolate to a coffee mug, top with 2 tablespoons whipped topping and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cooled, toasted almonds.
  5. Repeat for three remaining coffee mugs. Recipe from Healthy Calendar Diabetic Cooking, 2nd Edition by Lara Rondinelli-Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE, and Chef Jennifer Bucko Lamplough
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