The best way to mix hot cocoa is to mix the cocoa powder and honey/maple syrup together in a mug. Then pour in about a quarter cup of hot milk and fully combine it with the cocoa syrup. Then pour in the rest of the hot milk. Makes it perfectly smooth. #foodstr
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Never used honey or maple syrup in Cocoa.
Looking forward to tonight, just before bedtime all of a sudden.
It's the best hot cocoa I've had. And way better for you than using even raw cane sugar because raw honey and maple syrup are full of nutrients.
I'm about to try, I bought some maple syrup for sats off nostr 🎉
From nostr:npub172mu27r5yny0nnmvgjqwhx055dmsesrrx7j0p5d3pxagfx6xgxfsv75p3q ? I've got the same stuff 🙌
Just followed them, I'm in the UK so we have more honey availability here.
Yes, the alternative is lumpy.. which strangely there are people who like it like that 😂 ☕️
What is really delicious is to add collagen powder and some butter 😋
I've added butter and it's like I made it with heavy cream 🤤
You can also add cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne for a kick.
I like the cayenne idea 🤔 will definitely have to try that out… and cinnamon 😋😋
I did not expect to learn how to make the perfect cocoa when I woke up this morning... I am going to try this thanks nostr:npub16as8gepztj9tvyx6n9y4h3cv3gaytgpl3g32jhcxlj6mcss72uaqjwg2tf
Try using one of these at the end. Gives it just enough froth. https://a.co/d/i04dzSt
Loving this chocolate in my morning feed ☀️
I usually make a syrup with coconut sugar and some vanilla... because Ayurveda is adamant about not heating honey... Says heating honey creates ama/toxins. So best to add it to lukewarm or room temperature ingredients.
Occasionally I pour honey in my boiling hot beverage 🙃.... but not on a regular basis.
I just looked into it, and honey begins to pasteurize around 120-145 F, which is also the sweet spot, literally, for milk. So adding it to drinks that are cooling off in that temperature range should be good, but cooking it a higher temperature than that for long enough will alter it significantly.
This is interesting and helpful. I just put a thermometer in my tea and it was 133 F....still quite warm and honey would dissolve quickly at that temperature.
We never discussed the exact temperature in ayurveda classes... maybe bc the ancient sages didn't have food thermometers 😂
Teachers advised, "lukewarm" or "the temperature you could withstand if you immersed your finger in liquid" .
Good to know I can add honey at a bit warmer temperature than I previously estimated with my finger. 😆. 🙏🫂