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9th December 2014 ·

The Best Dairy Free Hot Chocolate

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Today is Pickle’s daytime nativity performace where he is one of the narrators.ย  Obviously there is a lot of excitement in the house but just one problem. Guess what?ย  Yup…he is ill!ย  And having been up several times in the night I am not feeling too hot either!

So Ice Age 3 is on the TV and I am once again sitting on the sofa trying to work whilst keeping one eye on the film!ย  There are so many funny ‘adult’ bits in Ice Age 3…if you haven’t seen it and your kids are ill why not grab a copy?

As I write, the quality line…”it’s a boy”…”no that’s her tail!” has just been uttered.ย  As I sit and snigger, Pickle has no idea what is going on! Anyway Pickle will be better enough to go in this afternoon to deliver his lines…I have promised his teacher!

However, at the moment it doesn’t look too good.ย  The paracetamol will be coming out soon!

In order to speed up the recovery and keep the germs at bay (cough cough) we are having this truly decadent dairy free hot chocolate and nutella on toast!

Never mind hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows.ย  This is the real deal.ย  Pure thick chocolate heaven!ย  REAL hot chocolate in my books!

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Before I share the recipe (not that it is really a recipe…but the idea), I thought I would tell you quickly about my trials so far with my Zero Gluten Baker bread machine.

Some of you will have read on Twitter or Facebook that I have been asked to be a Zero Gluten Baker ambassador and provide them with feedback on the machine along with inputting into its future development.

This meant being sent a machine to try out. So far, I have only managed a couple of experiments with it but I have actually been pretty impressed (despite initially thinking it unnecessary).

Not only does it bake loaves, but you can bake ciabatta sized breads along with rolls in different sized tins that fit in the machine!

I even managed to easily make a nutella twist bread in it, divided into two smaller loaves!

Anyway, I shall keep you posted with how I get on with it and hope to get a vlog up before Christmas telling you all about it.

On to the real dairy free hot chocolate…you don’t need much of this.

It is luxurious and rich and an espresso cupful is just enough to give you a little boost!ย  Just think of all those wonderful anti-oxidants whizzing around your body when you have drunk it! Enjoy!

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The Best Dairy Free Hot Chocolate

Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Nut-free, Soya-free
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Prep Time3 mins
Cook Time5 mins
Total Time8 mins
Servings 2 expresso cups
Author Vicki Montague - The Free From Fairy

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g water
  • 50 g dark chocolate - at least 70% - make sure it is gluten and dairy-free if important!
  • Optional brown sugar to taste
  • Optional flavours...cinammon - orange extract, peppermint extract, chilli...

Instructions
 

  • Place the water and chocolate in a small saucepan over a medium heat.
  • Allow the chocolate to melt stirring all the time.
  • Simmer for approx. 5 minutes until the mixture has thickened.
  • Serve with your choice of flavour and sugar to taste (I don't have any!)

Nutrition (Approx)

Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 179mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 3mg
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Comments

  1. Natalie Tamara says

    14th March 2015 at 4:33 pm

    Yum, I can’t believe how simple this is to make. Chocolate mint would be my flavour of choice ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Vicki Montague says

      17th March 2015 at 2:17 pm

      Hi Natalie, it is very simple and very delicious! So much nicer than a milky sweet hot chocolate!

  2. Emma says

    2nd March 2015 at 1:10 pm

    Lush!! This would be perfect with Churros – need to post that recipe at some point! #freefromfridays

    • Vicki Montague says

      2nd March 2015 at 8:33 pm

      Oh yes you do! Especially if it can be done without a deep fryer!

  3. International Elf Service says

    28th February 2015 at 10:36 pm

    Oh this sounds very very yummy indeed and I’ll definitely be making this!! #freefromfridays

    • Vicki Montague says

      2nd March 2015 at 8:32 pm

      It is so delicious! I really want one now but have put myself on a strict no sugar diet again to try and combat candida. Only on day one and I can’t hack it already ๐Ÿ˜‰

  4. Honest mum says

    15th December 2014 at 9:37 pm

    5 stars
    Oh yummy, so simple and quick to make, my favourite kind of recipes when the kids are around and I love thick hot chocolate! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

    • Vicki Montague says

      16th December 2014 at 4:51 pm

      It is a real treat recipe. The best hot chocolate ever!

  5. Vicki Montague says

    11th December 2014 at 9:39 am

    Oooo excellent news! Dark chocolate is so good for you so I think you can forgive the little bit of chocolate in it!!!!

  6. Vicki Montague says

    11th December 2014 at 9:38 am

    I hate powdered hot chocolate…far too incipid for me! Thick and chocolatey is the way forward!!!

  7. Kate - glutenfreealchemist says

    9th December 2014 at 10:41 pm

    My goodness that looks amazingly rich and gooey! I hope your little one made the play. Mine is much the same this week with a hacking cough and a performance at the weekend which she needs to be better for! Fingers crossed x

    • Vicki Montague says

      11th December 2014 at 9:43 am

      My little soldier managed to do both plays despite having a temperature, cough and sniffles! He is still at home so not much being done this week!!! Hope yours is better before the weekend x

  8. Mel says

    9th December 2014 at 8:19 pm

    Love hot chocolate! We had some with dark chocolate and milk after swimming on Sunday. There’s nothing to make you feel better! That bread machine sounds good. Are the recipes egg-free?

    • Vicki Montague says

      11th December 2014 at 9:41 am

      Hi Mel, yes the recipes are egg-free funnily enough although they then need Orgran gluten replacer…so I have not been following the recipes!!! I used to melt dark chocolate into milk but actually prefer it the ‘pure’ way…melted in water is sooooo much better!

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