Cosy Winter Hot Chocolate

Cosy Winter Hot Chocolate

I love this time of year when you get to enjoy cosy comforts: snuggly knits, fur lined boots and of course hot chocolate. One of my favourite things to do to see in the winter, is walk up to my local fire work display with a homemade comforting mug of hot chocolate in my hand. To make the perfect hot chocolate start with the base (you need a high speed blender):(per person)250ml Rude Health Almond Milk1 tbsp raw cacao1 tsp maple syrup1 handful cashew nutsYou can keep it simple (as above) or you can jazz it up. You can add these optional extras (don't add them all together!)

• 5 fresh mint leaves
• orange essence drops
• a shot of liquor: Baileys, Cointreau or Tia Maria works well
• a pinch of chilli flakes
• or give it a super food boost: bee pollen, maca or lacuma