Hot Cocoa Recipe

Debbie Sue · #1 (**permalink**) 11-05-2008, 07:15 AM

I made a cup of hot cocoa this morning using a Tbsp. of Hershey's Special Dark cocoa, 2 Tbsp. of Equal and 8 ozs. of Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze almond milk. It was very good, but do you think it's a healthy recipe? My bs didn't go up much from it.

princesslinda · #2 (**permalink**) 11-05-2008, 07:18 AM

If your blood sugar responded well to it, i'd say it works for you. I enjoy the sugar-free instant cocoas (Swiss Miss or Carnation) quite often w/o problems. The sugar-free hot apple cider mixes are great as well.

I've also made hot cocoa just as I did before diabetes, only substituting splenda for the sugar with good results.

Debbie Sue · #3 (**permalink**) 11-05-2008, 08:13 AM

Thanks for the hot apple cider idea Linda. I've been looking for something different to drink that is hot.

princesslinda · #4 (**permalink**) 11-05-2008, 08:44 AM

Alpine is the brand I find around here (Krogers and WalMart). They have sugar free spiced apple and i've seen cherry, but not very often. Its good with a cinnamon stick stirrer added. Always makes me think of fall/winter.

Scrabblechick · #5 (**permalink**) 11-06-2008, 12:42 PM

The s/f apple cider I just can't hack. It tastes way strange. I don't drink it that often, so I just go with the leaded. Only about 10 carbs, which is what I'd have in a couple of squares of chocolate.

I do my own hot cocoa, too. I did use just the Hood's Calorie Countdown milk, but found it was a bit thin. Soooo, I took a page from Dr. Bernstein's book and used the Hood's, but also used heavy cream! Not a lot--maybe a tablespoon. Made a huge difference. No added carbs, either. But the cocoa was rich, creamy and had that wonderful foam on top. Delicious. I'd say about a 4:1 ratio. Four parts Hood's to one part cream. Worked well for me.