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Sunday, August 21, 2011

REAL COCOA DRINK



A refreshing but nourishing drink. Cocoa has nearly twice the anti-oxidants of red wine and up to 3 times those found in green tea. Cocoa has about 1/3 of a gram of fat per one cup serving compared with 8g of fat in 40g chocolate bar.

So it is time to enjoy this healthy drink from your own pantry and skip those pre-packed mixes  from your supermarket . They're laden with too much sugar and other additives your body does not need. You can also use low fat milk for this recipe.

REAL COCOA DRINK
Serves      :       4-6
Adapted from  Chocolate Chocolate
by Mary Norwak

4  TB  cocoa powder
3  TB   sugar
150 ml  boiling water
900  ml  milk
pinch of salt

METHOD

Mix cocoa, sugar and salt in a saucepan. Add water and mix to a paste. Simmer for 3 minutes.

Add milk and heat slowly to just below boiling point. Whisk well and pour into hot mugs/glasses.

Serve hot or cold.

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42 comments:

Laxmipriya said...

I have made this some time back.. I love it.. nice clicks..

kitchen queen said...

lovely and refreshing drink.

Kim said...

Hot cocoa on a rainy day is perfect :)

Rosita Vargas said...

Delicious drink is dear friend of luxury, warm hugs.

Santosh Bangar said...

yummy drink

Gloria Baker said...

Look delicious!!

Deepti said...

loved this choco drink...simply refreshing

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Deepthi KR said...

looks very yummy!!!! book marking it!!!!

Plateful said...

My kids love chocolate drinks and they'll love this, I know!

divya said...

Absolutely gorgeous & mouthwatering

soujanya said...

coco drink....cool....love it...

cocoa and coconut said...

Oh gosh, this is so tempting!

Suhaina said...

that is a nice refreshing drink.love to know more facts about cocoa..

Prema said...

yummy drink...

Daisy Roshan said...

nice to read about the goodness of cocoa....homemade cocoa drink recipe is awesome

cookbookjaleela said...

All children fav
nice drink

Kurryleaves said...

refreshing drink....

khushi said...

looks very tempting.....I did not know that cocoa is a healthy ingredient!!...these small small information do help us a lot...keep informing :)
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Vimitha Durai said...

Truly cocoa-late. Looks yummy

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Rani acharyulu said...

Lovely refreshing yummy drink!

Christine's Pantry said...

Love this. Thanks for sharing.

Tiffany said...

Just perfect as we head into fall!

Gopika Ram said...

I lovee everyting chocolate :D Such a perfect drink by all means :D

Good Girl Gone Green said...

Mmmm, I love adding raw cocoa to my smoothies!

Priya Sreeram said...

this cocoa drink has me hooked- good one !

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Lifewithspices said...

Perfect drink for cocoa lovers..

Suja Manoj said...

Perfect and delicious drink...

Unknown said...

Just the more reason to drink cocoa! :) Yum.

Unknown said...

This is such a comfort drink on any day! and nice to know about anti-oxidant percentages :)

Sobha Shyam said...

thats a yummy drink for sure..:)

Nourhan @ Miss Anthropist's Kitchen said...

No drink makes me happier than chocolate milk :)

kankana said...

Nothing can beat a nice coco drink. I like it warm so waiting for fall to start my coco drink again :)

aipi said...

i can have this every single day without complaining :))
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Juliana said...

With all the health claims I better make myself a glass of cocoa drink.
Hope you have a wonderful week ahead :-)

Unknown said...

ooooooooooohhhhhh sooooooo yummmmmmmmmmm i want some rt now!!!!!!! You have an amazing blog and sooooooo many delicious recipes just love them a lot and i tried this drink today and its soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooood thanx for the recipe its super yummmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!

Stefanie said...

That looks delicious! I never realized that cocoa was so good for you! Gotta make sure to take advantage of this knowledge.... :)

The Chocolate Priestess said...

The cocoa to sugar ratio can be tricky to figure out especially if you make this for more than one person at a time.

Corey @ Family Fresh Meals said...

This sounds lovely :)

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