Sugar Free Hot Chocolate. Who says you can’t enjoy a great cup of hot chocolate on a cold morning? I’m talking about a cup of hot chocolate just like the one your mother use to make for you. Remember when you were a kid, being outside playing in the snow, you were soaking wet and your mother instinctively knew it? It was at this precise moment that she would call you inside to get a dry, warm change of clothes and a cup of hot chocolate. It was the best wasn’t it?
Ok, your not that young anymore, you don’t go outside and play in the snow anymore to the point where your clothes are soaking wet, and you have diabetes. Not to worry. You can still have a great cup of hot chocolate, even a terrific sugar free cake snack. No, not one of those cups of sugar free hot chocolate made from a pre-packaged mix, I’m talking about “real” hot chocolate. I know, you’re wondering how you can have that great tasting cup of hot chocolate that you remember from your childhood now that you are a diabetic. Well, here it is.
How To Make Sugar Free Hot Chocolate
In order to make that great tasting sugar free hot chocolate here’s all you need to do. First, put a cup of skim milk in the microwave. While that is heating to a boil, put 2 tablespoons of Hershey’s Cocoa in a cup along with Splenda, Equal or Sweet N Low (whichever is your favorite) in whatever amount suits your taste and a pinch of salt. When the skim milk comes to a boil, pour the milk into the cup you have prepared and stir. Lastly, add ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract and stir. If you are not already aware, you can buy sugar free vanilla..
Ok, so it’s not totally sugar free, but it’s close. Cocoa is sugar free. Your favorite artificial sweetener is sugar free. A pinch of salt is certainly ‘ok’. And the vanilla, if you have followed instructions, is sugar free. So the only remaining issue is the skim milk. Now I’m diabetic so I understand. What I do is plan in advance. Having this delicious cup of hot chocolate is like having a couple of pieces of bread or perhaps pasta. Plan your diet for it. There is no reason why a diabetic can’t have this treat from time to time. And just to make this event even better, don’t forget one of these great sugar free treats:
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