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After traveling to Savannah a couple weeks back, I ended up with a wicked cold that I then passed along to my son and daughter (mom of the year!).
As much as I don’t enjoy being sick, I do love how it reminds me to slow down and connect to the things that are most important to me. Spending quality time with my family, home cooked meals, taking care of my home… all so simple, but so fulfilling.
A few friends reached out, telling me how much they love to add turmeric to their tea when they are not feeling well and one of them even surprised me by stopping by my house to drop off some fresh turmeric and ginger (amazing!).
I have since been addicted to turmeric, I even have a 101 coming your way next week!
Turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory and rich in antioxidants. It has a mild peppery, earthy flavor with a little brightness. It’s kind of like a toned down ginger with more earth.
After making tea with my turmeric, my brain started to dream about hot chocolate! So I combined the turmeric with some other powerful ingredients like fresh ground ginger, cinnamon, raw cacao powder and honey and came up with this insanely delicious, comforting, hot chocolate that is anti-inflamatory and supports the immune system.
Here’s the thing though.
Because Turmeric is fat soluble it needs to be ingested with a little fat for best absorption. So I recommend either making this with a full-fat grassfed milk or do what I did, and use an unsweetened almond milk (or make it yourself) and then add in a little coconut oil for a kiss of healthy fat. Or skip all of that and top it with lots of whipped cream!
However you so, I definitely recommend making it. It’s rich and delicious but not super-sweet. It’s the kind of drink that just feels good.
Would love to hear of you try it! Talk soon. xo- Dani
HELPFUL KITCHEN TOOLS:
Raw Cacao Powder
Mini Whisk (I like these for salad dressing too!)
Small Microplane
Coconut Oil
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Ingredients
- 1 cup of milk either whole milk preferably grass-fed or plain unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated peeled turmeric root
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. coconut oil optional
Instructions
- Place the milk, cocoa powder, sweetener, turmeric, cinnamon, and coconut oil in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, whisking occasionally until the cocoa and spices are mixed well and the mixture is warmed through.
- Pour into your favorite mug and enjoy!
Comments
Katie says
I love this – and so does my picky husband! It’s great to add a cup of french-pressed coffee and it makes a wonderful Mexican Mocha as my husband calls it 🙂
Thanks for the great recipes!
Dani says
You’re welcome! And the Mexican Mocha sounds delicious 🙂
Melissa says
If you only have dry turmeric and ginger what would the measurements be?
Dani says
I would cut the measurement for each in half:)
Amber says
I make this with just dry ginger and turmeric and use the measurements listed. It tastes amazing and is comforting when you’re getting a cold!
Dani Spies says
That’s a great idea! Glad to know that dry spices work just as well.
Amy says
Delicious, feel-good recipe, and super easy in the Thermomix. Thanks Dani!
Dani says
Yay! Glad you enjoyed it.
Claire says
I love all your recipes. But my husband I’d type 2 diabetict and there is a bit to much sugar in some of the recipe’s even though they are whole sugars. Do you have some diabetic recipe’s I don’t want to use to much sweeter’s. I love your raspberry ice cream because it has no sweeter
Notgonnatellyou says
Your description of the flavor was impressive! GOINGto try the recipe now, but with instant hot cocoa. Diet schmiet.
Becca Johnston says
Hi Dani! Thank you so much for this awesome creation. It is simply, “clean and delicious.” ;D
This cup of heaven has replaced my morning coffee. It has also really helped with the dreaded morning sickness. Any who, thanks again!
Dani says
So glad you are enjoying it!!
Radhika says
I’m so glad I ran into this recipe! It’s absolutely amazing and healthy! Do you mind me asking what the calorie count on this recipe is?
Kay says
My kids loved this! I was trying to find something with low sugar for the holidays since sugar wreaks havoc on your immune system. I came across this and was so grateful! We are a dairy-free home and I didn’t have almond milk so I used oat milk and added some collagen powder for protein. It made it thick and creamy:)
Dani Spies says
I love the idea of adding collagen – so clever! I’ll have to try that myself.
Amy Blair Edmonson says
I love this idea. How would you make it into a mix for a go to instant hot cocoa for the family? A jar of mix would make great holiday gifts too. Just not sure about ratios or what else it would need for shelf life.
Dani Spies says
If you wanted to make this into an insant cocoa mix, I would sub the fresh turmeric for dried and then add all of the dry ingredimets to a jar (you can do this in multiples of how ever many servings you would like to be in a jar – just first measure how much the dry spices equate to for one drink so you can share that in the instructions). Then leave a note explaining to add this to one cup of warm milk along with a couple teaspoons of honey. Hope that helps!