Ingredients
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- 2 cups milk of choice or canned coconut milk
- 1/4 cup Dutch cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup sweetener (sugar, pure maple syrup, erythritol, or honey)
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- Optional: 3 oz chocolate chips or broken-up bar
- Optional: 3/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a saucepan, heat the milk of choice with salt, cocoa powder, and sweetener until warm.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the additional milk and cornstarch until dissolved.
- Add the cornstarch mixture to the warm milk mixture and bring to a boil while stirring constantly for about 2 minutes.
- Lower heat and simmer for an additional minute; stir in vanilla extract and optional chocolate pieces until melted.
- Transfer to a refrigerator-safe container and chill until thickened.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup or 120g
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg