It is beginning to feel a lot like winter here in Quebec. There is no snow to report, but it sure feels like it could fall any day now. I love to cuddle up with a book and a nice cup of green tea on these warm nights. However, I was craving a hot chocolate which I don’t remember the last time I had. I thought why not add the two together? And, this is how the green tea hot chocolate was born.
Green Tea Hot Chocolate
Yields: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups of unsweetened coconut milk, or water; warmed
- 1 green tea bag
- 2 Tbsp of unsweetened cacao owder
- 1-2 Tbsp of sweetener (honey, maple syrup, agave, or coconut syrup)
Method
- Steep the green tea in either water or coconut milk.
- Pour the steeped tea in your high powdered blender.
- Add the cacao powder, and sweetener to the green tea in the blender
- Blend until creamy.
- Pour into 2 mugs and enjoy.
Notes and tips
- I opted to use homemade coconut milk, and while it tasted very good, there were a few coconut particles. If you are looking for a creamy and more rich version, perhaps store bought might be better.
- I would not boil the homemade coconut milk, it tends to separate the water and coconut a little.
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I am the Good Girl Gone Green. Seeing garbage cans overflowing with recyclables breaks my heart.
On my way to the kitchen right now to make this!
Of course you are!!! LOL
I am drinking some now!
Yum! I need to give this a try. I’ll bet my kiddos would love it
Let me know if you like it!
This sounds yummy! Cannot wait to try! The weather is pretty much the same here in BC…feels like snow but no white stuff has reached us yet.
I cannot help myself here…sorry. The sentence: “I was craving a hot chocolate which I don’t remember the last time I had one” actually requires that you leave off the word ‘one’ at the end, since this is already inferred by the use of the word ‘which’. Okay, I know, grammar on a Friday is especially annoying!
Thanks!
How interesting! Never would have imagined this my self, but sounds good. Yes, now what you mean about it feeling like winter. I’m the strange girl on the streets who’s already wearing her down winter coat!
Jennifer
http://itchylittleworld.com
Jenn, let me know if you try it!
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Hi, I’m a new subscriber from the Sweet Saturday blog hop. Green tea is my favorite! This looks great and I will definitely try it out soon!
Theresa
Fun! Will have to try this.
Thanks so much for linking up to “Simple Meals Friday”. Hope to see you again next week!
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Love your recipe Stephanie!! Loving your site and all you do! I must try this since I am always trying to figure out how to incorporate more green tea into my day! xoxoxo and great big hugs my friend! Miss you and think of you!
DOUBLE yum!! This sounds great! Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest!
We have a great collection of recipes going to get us ready for menu planning! Hope to see you this Thursday for another Gluten Free Fridays link up! It will be live at 7:05 eastern US time. Cindy from vegetarianmamma.com
WOW. I would never think to combine green tea with chocolate- especially not in a drink as yummy as this -but, why not? They are 2 of my favorite things afterall! Maybe I will make this later today for a my mid-afternoon pick-me-up….Thanks so much for sharing at Sweet Saturday
Oooooh this sounds good! Thanks for sharing!
Visiting from Tiny Tip Tuesday
Sounds very good and interesting. I can’t have sugar, so like that I could make this with another sweetener.
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That is a great idea! Thanks so much for stopping by and joining my linky party.
Glad that I saw this on Growing Home. I am pinning it for when it gets really cold and I need something cozy and healthy! Happy Thanksgiving
This sounds AMAZING! Love all things choocolate and green tea:)
sounds yummy!!!
Hi Stephanie, just found your blog and this hot chocolate looks fabulous!! It combines so many of my favorite things
It’s also nice to meet another Canadian blogger ;p I’m a new Pinterest follower now!
I’d love it if you’d consider sharing this on my blog’s new link party, Waste Not Want Not Wednesday, a place for recipes and frugal/eco-friendly tips! Hope to see you there
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This is delightful. I do really love hot chocolate, but haven’t indulged since I gave up the moo. Thanks so much for sharing!
This looks yummy! I pinned your recipe:) I posted dolled up to something i whipped up:)
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Sounds wonderful!
When I don’t have oatmilk I just use water to make hot choc so greentea, why not!
The best of both worlds combined…love this drink! Featuring it this week on Allergy-Free Wednesdays
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Sounds good! I’m going to have to try it.
I make my own Chai Latte mix and then mix it with my homemade hot chocolate mix…Mmmm
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This sounds yummy! This is the first time I’ve heard of green tea chocolate drink. It;s perfect as cold season is now present. Thanks for sharing this recipe. Cannot wait to try!
I just made this with Peppermint Green Tea, honey and hemp milk. SO YUMMY!!!!! Thanks for the idea! I’m off to share with my readers!
Hi, wanted to let you know that you were featured on Healthy Mommy, Healthy Baby (again!) this weekend: http://jessica-healthymommyhealthybaby.blogspot.com/2012/11/sweet-saturday-chocolate-chip-banana.html. Can’t wait to see what you share this week
This is the most amazing thing ever. Thank you so much for this recipe! A permanent addition to my life.
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