RE: A Healthy Hot Cocoa Recipe
Hi there! In my smoothies I use unsweetened cacao powder too, but that unsweetened chocolate elevated my hot cocoa to another level of amazing!
I love cashew milk, and we go through a lot of almonds and cashews around here. Your smoothies sound lovely (and familiar :o) Frozen raspberries, strawberries, and okra find their way into a lot of my smoothies. I know the frozen okra might inspire a initial yuck response, but in a chocolate smoothie 1/4-1/2 cup does something nice to the texture, doesn't taste bad, and adds a ton of health benefits. Just have to blend the life out of it, no chunks allowed!
And I hear you on the agave, I personally don't eat it or any other sweetener for that matter with the exception of the two mentioned in my post, but I thought I'd throw it out there for consideration.
Thanks for the comment!
My problem with chocolate is that I tend to get a bit addicted, but seem to be fine with the cacao. I'm being a bit stricter at the moment to break some Xmas patterns, but am keen to try your recipe soon.
We don't have okra in New Zealand - or at least I've never noticed it. We sometimes use avocado for the same purpose.