hot beverage · 17 comments · Jul 01, 2020

Low Cal Hot Chocolate

Name: The Best Hot Chocolate for the Soul
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: chocolate cravings dessert
Ingredients: 1 heaped tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 inch square of jaggery (or sweetener of choice); 1 cup water

by Simrun Chopra

This SIMple hot chocolate tastes like hot melted chocolate in a cup.Try this low calorie version every time you crave chocolate and you'll thank me.

I prefer to use unsweetened cocoa powder as this helps control the amount of sugar you want to add.

You can use any sweetener of your choice. If you just keep boiling this down slowly you get a chocolate sauce. It's that simple.

If you want to make the sauce more indulgent, just add a tiny bit of butter at the end.

Hot Chocolate to Drink

1 cup water measured
1 heaped tbsp cocoa powder
1 lump of jaggery

Method

Add the jaggery to a pot and pour in the water slowly
While whisking or mixing continuously to remove lumps
Add in the jaggery and turn on the flame to high and bring the mixture to a boil
Once it starts bubbling, turn down the flame and let is lowly reduce to nearly half
Taste for consistency and sweetness
Serve hot

Optional : You can also sprinkle a little Cinnamon powder at the end

The Best Hot Chocolate for the Soul

Rated 5 stars by 8 users

Servings

Cook Time

5 undefined minutes

Calories

This is one of my 'quick to table' recipes. You can even put it in the 'make-ahead' recipe list and use it for multiple things. If you are looking to switch out your evening tea or coffee or need a quick chocolate fix post dinner, try the hot chocolate version.

Author: Simrun Chopra

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Ingredients

1 heaped tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 inch square of jaggery (or sweetener of choice)
1 cup water

Directions

Mix the cocoa powder into room temperature water
Mix till there are no lumps remaining
Add the jaggery or sweetener and simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes
Once it starts to boil down, reduce to about 3/4 cup
Switch off when you think its thick enough
Sprinkle with Chocolate Powder and serve hot

Recipe Note

I love to dust some cocoa powder just before serving

Make sure you taste a little and adjust the sweetener to your liking

I also like to mix half and half cocoa and cacao powder

Gives you all the gooey-ness of chocolate and its benefits without the unnecessary calories

SIMple Tip : Simmer it down to half cup to get a rich chocolate dipping sauce.

17 comments

Esperanca

Dec 11, 2021

Thanks Ma’am for this lovely recipes, it’s surely going to help me overcome my cravings 🙏🏻☺️
Esperanca

Dec 11, 2021

Thanks Ma’am for this lovely recipes, it’s surely going to help me overcome my cravings 🙏🏻☺️
Jyotsana Singh

Dec 11, 2021

Perfect recipe. We’ll try
Farhana

Dec 11, 2021

Thank you so much. Will definitely try tonight!
Rashmi

Dec 11, 2021

Thank you , we all need this recipe

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