Description
A rich hot chocolate sweetened with maple syrup and balanced with salt.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped cream for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Pour milk into a small saucepan.
- Whisk in the cocoa powder until smooth.
- Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring often, until hot but not boiling.
- Remove from heat and stir in the maple syrup and salt.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream if desired.
Notes
- Use whole milk for a creamier texture.
- Adjust the amount of maple syrup to match your preferred sweetness.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 30
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 38
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 8
- Cholesterol: 20
Keywords: hot chocolate, maple, salted, cocoa, warm drink